Spiked Atlantic Spiny-rat
Trinomys paratus (Moojen, 1948)
Also calledLanzen-Atlantikstachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux hérissé (fra) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · prakolczak uzbrojony (pol) · スパイクトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Univ. Kansas Publ., Nus Nat. Hist. vol.1 19 p.382
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Recognized as a subspecies of iheringi by Moojen (1948) and Pessôa and Reis (1996) but elevated to a species based on sequence analysis by Lara and Patton (2000).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: Espírito Santo, from Capela de São Braz southward to Cariacia and Itapemirim (SE Brazil).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo, Santa Teresa, Floresta de Capela de São Braz (630 m) (19 o 50 ’ S, 40 o 40 ’ W).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Rigid-spined Atlantic Spiny-rat is probably primarily nocturnal.
Echimyidae
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Every page naming Trinomys paratus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4262944.