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Proechimys goeldii Thomas 1905

Description

Proechimys goeldii Thomas 1905

Proechimys goeldii Thomas 1905, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 15: 587.

Type Locality: Brazil, Pará, Santarem.

Vernacular Names: Goeldi's Spiny-rat.

Synonyms: Proechimys hyleae Moojen 1948; Proechimys leioprymna Moojen 1948; Proechimys nesiotes Moojen 1948.

Distribution: Amazonian Brazil between Jamunda and Tapajoz Rivers, W Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Placed in the goeldii group by Patton (1987); Patton et al. (2000) included hyleae, leioprymna, and nesiotes. Karyotype has 2n=24 and FN=42 (Patton et al., 2000).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, pp. 1575-1592 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1585, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Echimyidae
Genus
Proechimys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Species
goeldii
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Proechimys goeldii Thomas, 1905 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Moojen, J. 1948. Speciation in the Brazilian spiny rats (genus Proechimys, family Echimyidae). University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, 1 (19): 301 - 406.
  • Patton, J. L. 1987. Species groups of spiny rats, genus Proechimys (Rodentia: Echimyidae). Fieldiana: Zoology, n. s., 39: 305 - 345.
  • Patton, J. L., M. N. F. da Silva, and J. R. Malcolm. 2000. Mammals of the Rio Jurua and the evolutionary and ecological diversification of Amazonia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 244: 1 - 306.