Ihering's Atlantic Spiny-rat

Ihering's Atlantic Spiny-rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Trinomys
Species: T. iheringi
Binomial name
Trinomys iheringi
Thomas, 1911
Synonyms

Proechimys iheringi

Ihering's Atlantic Spiny-rat, Trinomys iheringi, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, and was named in honor of Hermann von Ihering.

References

  1. ^ Bergallo, H., Brito, D., Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). Trinomys iheringi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.