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Echimyidae (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Echimyidae Gray
1850Echymyidae Bonaparte p. 1
1958Echimyidae Wood p. 172
1959Echimyidae Wood and Patterson
1976Echimyidae Lavocat
1982Echimyidae Patterson and Wood
1988Echimyidae Carroll
1991Echimyidae Nowak
1999Echimyidae Nowak
2001Echimyidae Huchon and Douzery p. 246
2010Echimyidae Kramarz et al.
2014Echimyidae Sostillo et al. p. 286
2015Echimyidae Upham and Patterson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyEchimyidaeGray 1825
familyEchimyidaeGray 1825

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.

Fm. Echimyidae Gray 1825 [spiny rat]
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Subfm. †Adelphomyinae Patterson and Pascual 1968
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G. †Prostichomys Kramarz 2001
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Prostichomys bowni Kramarz 2001
G. †Ricardomys Walton 1990
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Ricardomys longidens Walton 1990
G. Carterodon Waterhouse 1848
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Carterodon sulcidens Lund 1841
Subfm. Chaetomyinae Thomas 1897
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G. Chaetomys Gray 1843
G. Clyomys Thomas 1916
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Clyomys riograndensis Hadler 2008
Subfm. Dactylomyinae Tate 1935
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G. Thrinacodus Günther 1879
G. Dactylomys Geoffroy 1838 [bamboo rat]
G. †Dicolpomys Winge 1887
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Dicolpomys fossor Winge 1887
G. Diplomys Thomas 1916
Subfm. Echimyinae Gray 1825
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G. Callistomys Emmons and Vucetich 1998
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Callistomys pictus Pictet 1843 [painted tree-rat]
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]
G. Makalata Husson 1978
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Makalata armata Geoffroy 1838
Makalata carrikeri Allen 1911
Makalata castanea Allen and Chapman 1897
Makalata didelphoides Desmarest 1817 [Brazilian spiny tree-rat]
Makalata flavida Hollister 1914
Makalata guianae Thomas 1888
Makalata longirostris Anthony 1921
Makalata macrura Wagner 1842
Makalata obscura Wagner 1840
Makalata occasius Thomas 1921
Makalata punctatus Thomas 1899
Makalata rhipidura Thomas 1928
Makalata semivillosa Geoffroy 1838 [speckled spiny tree-rat]
G. Phyllomys Lund 1839 [Atlantic tree-rat]
Subfm. †Eumysopinae Rusconi 1935
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G. †Palaeoechimys Spillmann 1949
G. †Proclinodontomys Candela et al. 2020
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Proclinodontomys dondasi Candela et al. 2020
G. †Ullumys Olivares et al. 2017
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Ullumys intermedius Rovereto 1914
Ullumys pattoni Olivares et al. 2017
G. †Eumysops Ameghino
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Eumysops cavioides Ameghino 1908
Eumysops chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Eumysops formosus Ameghino 1906
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Invalid names: Proaguti complicatus Ameghino 1908 [synonym], Proaguti gracilis Ameghino 1908 [synonym], Proaguti intermixtus Ameghino 1908 [synonym], Proatherura formosa Ameghino 1906 [synonym]
Eumysops gracilis Ameghino 1908
Eumysops laeviplicatus Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Proaguti chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908 [synonym]
Eumysops marplatensis Olivares and Verzi 2015
Eumysops parodii Kraglievich 1945
Eumysops robustus Ameghino 1889
Invalid names: Proaguti Ameghino 1908 [synonym]
G. Euryzygomatomys Goeldi 1901
G. †Gaimanomys Vucetich and Bond 1984
G. †Haplostropha Ameghino 1891
Subfm. †Heteropsomyinae Anthony 1917
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G. †Boromys Miller 1916
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Boromys brachyblastus Tong 1997
Boromys marydawsonae Tong 1997
Boromys obtusus Tong 1997
G. †Brotomys Miller 1916
G. Cercomys Cuvier 1829
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Cercomys cunicularius Cuvier 1829
G. †Heteropsomys Anthony 1916
G. †Puertoricomys Woods 1989
G. Hoplomys Allen 1908
G. Isothrix Wagner 1845 [brush-tailed rat]
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Isothrix bistriata Wagner 1845 [yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat]
Isothrix bistriata negrensis Thomas 1920 [Rio Negro brush-tailed rat]
G. Lonchothrix Thomas 1920
G. †Maruchito Vucetich et al. 1993
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Maruchito trilofodonte Vucetich et al. 1993
G. Mesomys Wagner 1845 [spiny tree rat]
G. Myocastor Kerr 1782
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Myocastor brevirostris Rusconi 1944
Myocastor coypus Molina 1782 [coypu]
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Invalid names: Mastonotus popelairi Wesmael 1841 [synonym], Myopotamus bonariensis Saint-Hilaire 1805 [synonym]
Myocastor diligens Ameghino 1888
Myocastor ipriscus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Myocastor perditus Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Mastonotus Wesmael 1841 [synonym], Myopotamus Saint-Hilaire 1805 [synonym], Tramyocastor Rusconi 1936 [synonym]
G. †Pampamys Verzi et al. 1995
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Pampamys emmonsae Verzi et al. 1995
G. †Paradelphomys Patterson and Pascual 1968
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Paradelphomys fissus Patterson and Pascual 1968
G. †Proatherura Ameghino 1906
G. †Quebradahondomys Croft et al. 2011
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Quebradahondomys potosiensis Croft et al. 2011
G. †Reigechimys Verzi et al. 1994
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Reigechimys octodontiformis Verzi et al. 1994
Reigechimys plesiodon Verzi et al. 1994
Reigechimys simplex Sostillo et al. 2014
G. †Theridomysops Vucetich 1995
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Theridomysops parvulus Rovereto 1914
Invalid names: Tribodon Ameghino 1887 [synonym]
G. †Thrichomys Trouessart 1881 [punaré]
G. Trinomys Thomas 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available