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.1995.59.4.537Original 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
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