Moojen's Atlantic Spiny-rat
Trinomys moojeni (Pessôa, Oliveira & Reis, 1992)
Also calledMoojen-Atlantikstachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux de Moojen (fra) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · prakolczak samotny (pol) · ムーエントゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Z. Säugetierk. vol.57 p.40
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Molecular affinities of this species not yet examined.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Conceição do Matro Dentro.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Echimyidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Montane forest at border between Cerrado ecoregion and Atlantic Forest above elevations of 1000 m.
Echimyidae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Trinomys moojeni in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4262950.