Trinomys yonenagae

(P. L. B. da Rocha, 1996)

Yonenaga'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

Rocha, P.L.B. da. 1996-04-30. _Proechimys yonenagae_, a new species of spiny rat (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from fossil sand dunes in the Brazilian Caatinga. Mammalia 59(4):537-550.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1995.59.4.537

Original name as described

Proechimys yonenagae

Other common names

Yonenaga's Atlantic Spiny-rat · Torch-tail Spiny-rat · Torch-tail Spiny Rat · Yonenaga's Spiny Rat

Type material

MZUSP 28922

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Ibiraba, Bahia, Brazil (10°48'S, 42°50'W)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001485

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 yonenagae

(P. L. B. da Rocha, 1996)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

yonenagae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZUSP 28922

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

541

Authority publication

Mammalia

Trinomys yonenagae

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

yonenagae

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 #136414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136414/22212204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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