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
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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825379Original 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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