Trinomys moojeni

(Pessôa, J. A. de Oliveira, & S. F. dos Reis, 1992)

Moojen's Spiny-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Euryzygomatomyinae
Genus : Trinomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pessôa, L.M., Oliveira, J.A. de and Reis, S.F. dos. 1992. A new species of spiny rat genus Proechimys, subgenus Trinomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae). Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 57:39-46.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45512843

Original name as described

Proechimys moojeni

Other common names

Moojen's Atlantic Spiny-rat · Moojen's Spiny Rat

Type material

MN 13380

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mata do Dr. Daniel, Conceição do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais, Brazil; 19° 01'S, 43° 25'W."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001482

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.

Proechimys moojeni

(Pessôa, J. A. de Oliveira, & S. F. dos Reis, 1992)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

moojeni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 13380

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45512843

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Trinomys moojeni

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

moojeni

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 (2016:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136543) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136543/22211597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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