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/45512843Original 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
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