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Echimys (spiny tree-rat)
Taxonomy
Echimys was named by Cuvier (1809). It is extant.
It was assigned to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004); and to Echimyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968) and Iack-Ximenes et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004); and to Echimyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968) and Iack-Ximenes et al. (2005).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1809 | Echimys Cuvier |
| 1811 | Loncheres Illiger p. 90 |
| 1968 | Echimys Patterson and Pascual |
| 2004 | Echimys Carvalho and Salles |
| 2005 | Echimys Iack-Ximenes et al. p. 57 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Echimys Cuvier 1809 [spiny tree-rat]
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Echimys chrysurus Zimmermann 1780 [white-faced Spiny tree-rat]
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Invalid names: Echimys cristatus Desmarest 1817 [synonym]
Echimys grandis Wagner 1845
Echimys paleaceus Olfers 1818
Echimys saturnus Thomas 1928 [dark spiny tree-rat]
Echimys vieirai Iack-Ximenes et al. 2005 [Viera's spiny tree-rat]
Invalid names: Loncheres Illiger 1811 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available