Thrichomys fosteri

O. Thomas, 1903

Foster's Punare

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1903-02-01. New species of Oxymycterus, Thrichomys, and Ctenomys from S. America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)11(62):226-229.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367774

Original name as described

Thrichomys fosteri

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Sapucay," Paraguarí, Paraguay.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay

Taxonomy notes

split from T. pachyurus

Taxonomy notes citation

D'Elía, G., & Myers, P. (2014). On Paraguayan Thrichomys (Hystricognathi: Echimyidae): the distinctiveness of Thrichomys fosteri Thomas, 1903. Therya, 5(1), 156-166.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001470

Country distribution map

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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.

Thrichomys fosteri

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

227

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367774

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Cercomys fosteri

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337475

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Thomas (1912:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15346)

Thrichomys apereoides fosteri

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

512

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

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