Echiothrix centrosa
G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921
Central Sulawesi Spiny Rat
Location:Indonesia, Gorontalo province, North Gorontalo regency, Sumalata district, Bulontio Timur, Mt. BuliohutoDate taken:Jan 30, 2014Description:NMV C37808. Also as Central Sulawesi Echiothrix.
Distribution :
Sulawesi: NC portion of N peninsula and central core of islands, sea level to 975 m in lowland tropical evergreen rainforest; southern limits unknown.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3428
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Rattini |
| Genus | : Echiothrix |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1921-03-31. Descriptions of sixteen new murine rodents from Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34:67-76.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Echiothrix centrosa
Other common names
Central Sulawesi Echiothrix
Type material
USNM:MAMM:218706
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Winatu (between Koelawi and Gimpoe), Middle Celebes [= Central Sulawesi], " Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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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: 4 names and synonyms.
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