Proechimys steerei

E. A. Goldman, 1911

Steere'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

Goldman, E.A. 1911-11-28. Three new mammals from Central and South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24:237-239.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779581

Original name as described

Proechimys steerei

Other common names

Steere's Spiny Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:105535

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2bff9af-44b9-46fd-b361-f681eff045b9

Type locality

"Rio Purus, a southern tributary of the Amazon, in north-western [Amazonas], Brazil." Restricted by E. A. Goldman in 1912 to "Hyutána-han [= Huitanaã], a small village of rubber gatherers, on the north side of the Rio Purus, in the upper part of its course."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001467

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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: 8 names and synonyms.

Proechimys steerei

E. A. Goldman, 1911

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

steerei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:105535

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rio Purus, a southern tributary of the Amazon, in northwestern Brazil

Type locality

Brazil: Amazonas: 7°12′35″S, 64°45′50″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2bff9af-44b9-46fd-b361-f681eff045b9

Authority page

238

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779581

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Goldman (1911:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15132)
Corbet & Hill (1991:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Woods (1993:798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
Anderson (1997:510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18300/22208111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys kermiti

J. A. Allen, 1915

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

kermiti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-37124

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Brazil: Amazonas.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-37124

Authority page

629

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62720000

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Proechimys pachita

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

pachitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.10.26.40

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rio Pachitea, Peru. Type from Puerto Leguia, 2000'.

Type locality

Peru: Huánuco Department.

Authority page

694

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Proechimys hilda

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

hilda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.2.22.12

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Marañon, just above the mouth of the Huallaga. Type from San Lorenzo. Alt. 500'.

Type locality

Peru: Loreto Department.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/551f482c-3c5d-460c-8108-c8240456a12e

Authority page

534

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys rattinus

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

rattinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.2.22.16

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Ucayale. Type from Tushemo, Masisea, 1000'.

Type locality

Peru: Ucayali Department.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/026c4972-d94d-4a4f-895e-41f6d8197505

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1928:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19808)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys semispinosus kermiti:

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

kermiti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

345

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807250

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)

Proechimys semispinosus liminalis

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

liminalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 6253

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rio Quichito, affluent from the south of the Javarí River, near Benjamin Constant, Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil.

Type locality

Brazil: Amazonas.

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807248

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moojen (1948:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17020)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys goeldii steerei:

Moojen, 1948

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

steerei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807243

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum 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)

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