Neacomys spinosus

(O. Thomas, 1882)

Large Bristly Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Neacomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1882-06. On a collection of rodents from North Peru. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882(1):98-111.

Original name as described

Hesperomys (Calomys) spinosus

Other common names

Common Neacomys · Large Spiny Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1881.9.7.25

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Huambo ... 3700 feet in altitude [= 1128 m], on the banks of the river Huambo, a tributary of the Huallaga," Amazonas, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously includes N. amoenus (and N. carceleni, which was more recently split from N. amoenus)

Taxonomy notes citation

Hurtado, N., & Pacheco, V. (2017). Revision of Neacomys spinosus (Thomas, 1882)(Rodentia: Cricetidae) with emphasis on Peruvian populations and the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4242(3), 401-440. · Brito, J., Tinoco, N., Burneo, S., Koch, C., Arguero, A., Vargas, R., & Pinto, C. M. (2021). A new species of spiny mouse, genus Neacomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. In U. F. J. Pardiñas & C. Galliari (eds.). Seccion Especial El Último Naturalista Tipólogo: Contribuciones en Honor a Elio Massoia (1936-2001). Mastozoologia Neotropical, XX, 1-22.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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