Thrichomys laurentius

O. Thomas, 1904

Sao Lourenço 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. 1904-04-01. New forms of Saimiri, Saccopteryx, Balantiopteryx, and Thrichomys from the Neotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13(76):250-255.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108340

Original name as described

Thrichomys laurentius

Other common names

São Lourenço Punaré

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.10.1.68

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72ffd927-77c4-40aa-8e42-403cd29291fe

Type locality

"São Lourenço [= São Lorenço da Mata], near Pernambuco, Alt. 50 m," Pernambuco, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

split from apereoides; spelt -ius rather than -eus as done in MSW3

Taxonomy notes citation

Neves, A. C. S. A., & Pessoa, L. M. (2011). Morphological distinction of species of Thrichomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) through ontogeny of cranial and dental characters. Zootaxa, 2804(1), 15-24.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001472

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 laurentius

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

laurentius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.10.1.68

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72ffd927-77c4-40aa-8e42-403cd29291fe

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108340

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/90386381/90386384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cercomys laurentius

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

laurentius

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 laurenteus

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

laurenteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1589

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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