Proechimys semispinosus

(Tomes, 1860)

Tomes's Spiny-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Echimyinae
Tribe : Myocastorini
Genus : Proechimys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tomes, R.F. 1860-08. Notes on a third collection of Mammalia made by Mr. Fraser in the Republic of Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860(2):260-268.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866815

Original name as described

Echimys semispinosus

Other common names

Gorgona Island Spiny-rat · Tomes's Spiny Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.173

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3ab198ab-02d0-471f-bcc5-f79e2ac57a86

Type locality

"Gualaquiza, SE Ecuador." Amended by A. L. Gardner in 1983 to "Esmeraldas, province Esmeraldas, on the Pacific coast of Ecuador."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001465

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Proechimys rosa

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

rosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.1.1.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/19226912-6cdf-4369-b665-49d2b87d19d7

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340187

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys semispinosus calidior

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

calidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.3.19.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf9b8cc1-beed-4c8f-8e04-43cf30bb416f

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098917

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Echimys semispinosus

(Tomes, 1860)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.173

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3ab198ab-02d0-471f-bcc5-f79e2ac57a86

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Proechimys centralis colombianus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

colombianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.28.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8112db91-2691-4417-b376-28e654666e91

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616295

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys gorgonae

Bangs, 1905

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

gorgonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10828

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10828

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31539433

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys burrus

Bangs, 1901

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

burrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8458

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8458

Authority page

640

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42539673

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Proechimys semispinosus goldmani

Bole in Aldrich & Bole, 1937

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 121264

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39693638

Authority publication

Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys rubellus

Hollister, 1914

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:12901 (= USNM:MAMM:A38587)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d4c6463c-3645-4b09-bb61-e01cd8c24072

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444988

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Proechimys semispinosus ignotus

R. Kellogg, 1946

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ignotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:277160

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c0a250b-a482-42eb-a46e-c2f56afc9731

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566207

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Echinomys centralis

(O. Thomas, 1896)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211253

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys centralis chiriquinus

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

chiriquinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340188

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys centralis panamensis

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

panamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340188

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Proechimys centralis

Bangs, 1902

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199031

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Bangs (1902:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Proechimys cayennensis centralis

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

421

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Proechimys cayennensis panamensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

panamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

421

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Proechimys cayennensis rubellus

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

421

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Proechimys semispinosus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18297/22208264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys semispinosus burrus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

burrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus centralis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus colombianus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

colombianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus panamensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

panamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus rosa

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

rosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus rubellus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus semispinosus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys semispinosus gorgonae

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

gorgonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

571

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Echinomys semispinosus

(F. W. True, 1889)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

467

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7608745

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

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