Trinomys setosus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Elegant-spined Atlantic 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

Desmarest, A.G. 1817. ECHIMYS, Echimys. Pp. 54–59 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome X. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 591 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038400

Original name as described

Echimys setosus

Other common names

Hairy Atlantic Spiny-rat · Hairy Spiny-rat · Elegant-spined Atlantic Spiny rat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-547 (= MNHN ? A 7787)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1981-547

Type locality

"Amérique." Restricted by J. Moojen in 1948 to "(southern?) Bahia," Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

includes myosuros

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., & Leite, R. N. (2015). Genus Proechimys J. A. Allen, 1899. In Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F. J., & D'Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 950–989.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001484

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 iheringi denigratus

(Moojen, 1948)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

denigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 8500

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807286

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Echimys setosus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

setosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-547 (= MNHN ? A 7787)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1981-547

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038400

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus leptosoma

(Brants, 1827)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

leptosoma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1184, ZMB 1185

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497092

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Echimys elegans

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13602843

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

Lesson (1842:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Proechimys myosuros

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

myosuros

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 (1982:590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Proechimys setosus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

setosus

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)

Trinomys setosus denigratus

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

denigratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Trinomys setosus elegans

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

elegans

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 (2016:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Trinomys myosuros

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Trinomys setosus

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

setosus

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 (2016:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18298/22212292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Trinomys setosus setosus

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

setosus

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 (2016:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Loncheres myosuros

(H. Lichtenstein, 1820)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11079212

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Mus cinnamomeus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

cinnamomeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 36 (fig. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43373160

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Loncheres elegans

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394376

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Echinomys fuliginosus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060570

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

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