White-spined Atlantic Spiny-rat

White-spined Atlantic Spiny-rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Trinomys
Species: T. albispinus
Binomial name
Trinomys albispinus
(Geoffroy, 1838)
Subspecies

T. a. albispinus Geoffrey, 1838)
T. a. minor (Reis & Pessôa, 1995
T. a. serotinus (Thomas, 1921)

Synonyms

Proechimys albispinus

The White-spined Atlantic Spiny-rat, Trinomys albispinus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Catzeflis, F., Patton, J., Percequillo, A., Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). Trinomys albispinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.