Echiothrix centrosa

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Central Sulawesi Spiny Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Rattini
Genus : Echiothrix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1921-03-31. Descriptions of sixteen new murine rodents from Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34:67-76.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332343

Original name as described

Echiothrix centrosa

Other common names

Central Sulawesi Echiothrix

Type material

USNM:MAMM:218706

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31574a422-15da-4342-88a0-7f4fac3a40ad

Type locality

"Winatu (between Koelawi and Gimpoe), Middle Celebes [= Central Sulawesi]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003528

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.

Echiothrix centrosa

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

centrosa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:218706

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31574a422-15da-4342-88a0-7f4fac3a40ad

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332343

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136230/22466517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Echiothrix brevicula

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

brevicula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:219744

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f54ca39c-89b1-4d3b-999c-e2e111433059

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332343

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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