Proechimys goeldii

O. Thomas, 1905

Goeldi's Spiny-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Caviomorpha
Superfamily: Octodontoidea
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Tribe: Myocastorini
Genus: Proechimys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1905-06-01. New Neotropical Molossus, Conepatus, Nectomys, Proechimys, and Agouti, with a note on the genus Mesomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)15(90):584-591.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244137

Original name as described

Proechimys Goeldii

Other common names

Goeldi's Spiny Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.1.25.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09eb4d25-cea0-49ef-836c-92334bf0b765

Type locality

"Santarem [Santarém], Lower Amazon, " Rio Tapajós, Pará, Brazil. Identified by M. Güntert and colleagues in 1993 as "Santarém, Barras de Tapajoz" (holotype specimen).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001454

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 6 names and synonyms.

Proechimys Goeldii

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

goeldii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.1.25.6

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Santarem, Lower Amazon

Type locality

Brazil: Pará.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09eb4d25-cea0-49ef-836c-92334bf0b765

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244137

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)
Vieira (1952:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64165)
Corbet & Hill (1980:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Woods (1993:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18282/22209354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys goeldii goeldii:

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

goeldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

340

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807245

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)

Proechimys guyannensis hyleae

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hyleae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:30887

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Tauarí, Rio Tapajoz, Porto de Moz, Pará, Brazil; approximately 87 kilometers south of Santarem.

Type locality

Brazil: Pará.

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:30887

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807266

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys guyannensis leioprimna

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

leioprimna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19503

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cametá, left bank of Tocantins River, near its mouth, Cametá, Pará, Brazil.

Type locality

Brazil: Pará.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=864d6e51-5169-4a74-8c87-51af59a699cf

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807269

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)

Proechimys guyannensis nesiotes

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

nesiotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19496

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Ilha de Manapirí, Rio Tocantins, Pará, Brazil.

Type locality

Brazil: Pará.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=8372a59a-6d58-4385-9f6e-b34bc3b816d9

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807268

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

leioprymna:

C. A. Woods & Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

leioprymna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1585

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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