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Ihering's Atlantic spiny rat

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Ihering's Atlantic spiny-rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Euryzygomatomyinae
Genus: Trinomys
Species:
T. iheringi
Binomial name
Trinomys iheringi
(Thomas, 1911)
Synonyms

Proechimys iheringi

Ihering's Atlantic spiny-rat[2] or Ihering's spiny rat[1] (Trinomys iheringi) is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil,[2][1] and was named in honor of Hermann von Ihering.

References

  1. ^ a b c Patterson, B. (2016). "Trinomys iheringi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18288A22212466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18288A22212466.en. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.