Yonenaga's Atlantic Spiny-rat
Trinomys yonenagae Rocha, 1995
Also calledRat-épineux d'Yonenaga (fra) · Rato-de-espinho-cauda-de-facho (por) · Yonenaga-Atlantikstachelratte (deu) · prakolczak kolonialny (pol) · ヨネナガトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Mammalia vol.59 4 p.541
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Karyotype has 2 n = 54 and FN = 108 (Leal-Mesquinta et al., 1992).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: Left bank of the São Francisco River from Bara to Pilão Arcado (NE Brazil).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, Ibiraba (10 o 48 ’ S, 42 o 50 ’ W).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. Captive Yonenaga’s Spiny-rats have regular circadian pattern of nocturnal activity.
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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In the stacks
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Every page naming Trinomys yonenagae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4262956.