Species of mammals in the spiny rat family of rodents
Highlands punaré |
Conservation status |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
Tribe: | Myocastorini |
Genus: | Thrichomys |
Species: | T. inermis |
Binomial name |
Thrichomys inermis |
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The highlands punaré (Thrichomys inermis) is a caviomorph rodent of South America from the spiny rat family.[2] It is endemic to gallery forest, savanna and rocky outcrop habitats in Bahia State within the Caatinga ecoregion of eastern Brazil at elevations from 260 m to 1030 m.[1] It sometimes nests and often takes refuge in crevices in rock formations, as means of both predator avoidance and moderating temperature extremes.[3] The species tolerates a degree of habitat disturbance. Although hunted, it is considered common throughout its range.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 26 and FN = 48.[2]
The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word inermis meaning unarmed, defenceless — itself constructed from the prefix in- meaning without and the stem arma meaning defensive arms, armor —,[4] and refers to the soft fur of Thrichomys members replacing the spiny hair of the other genera of Echimyidae.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Thrichomys inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136355A22206143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136355A22206143.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Species Thrichomys inermis". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1589. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Pessôa, L. M.; Tavares, W. C.; Neves, A. C. A.; da Silva, A. L. G. (9 March 2015). Patton, James L.; Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.; D'Elía, Guillermo (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 995–996. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. OCLC 921432000.
- ^ Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 810. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ dos Reis, S.F.; Pessôa, L.M. (2004). "Thrichomys apereoides". Mammalian Species. 741: Number 741: pp. 1–5. doi:10.1644/741. S2CID 29271806.
External links
- Animal Diversity Web – Thrichomys inermis Highlands punaré
Extant species of family Echimyidae (Spiny rats), including Myocastoridae (Coypus) and Capromyidae (Hutias)
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Echimyinae | Echimyini | Dactylomys | - Bolivian bamboo rat (D. boliviensis)
- Amazon bamboo rat (D. dactylinus)
- Montane bamboo rat (D. peruanus)
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Diplomys | - Colombian soft-furred spiny rat (D. caniceps)
- Rufous soft-furred spiny rat (D. labilis)
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Echimys | - White-faced spiny tree-rat (E. chrysurus)
- Dark spiny tree-rat (E. saturnus)
- Vieira's spiny tree-rat (E. vieirai)
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Isothrix | - I. barbarabrownae
- Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (I. bistriata)
- Rio Negro brush-tailed rat (I. negrensis)
- Plain brush-tailed rat (I. pagurus)
- Sinnamary brush-tailed rat (I. sinnamariensis)
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Kannabateomys | - Atlantic bamboo rat (K. amblyonyx)
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Lonchothrix | - Tuft-tailed spiny tree-rat (L. emiliae)
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Makalata | - Red-nosed armored tree-rat (M. didelphoides)
- Long-tailed armored tree-rat (M. macrura)
- Dark armored tree-rat (M. obscura)
- Peruvian armored tree-rat (M. rhipidura)
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Mesomys | - Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (M. hispidus)
- Woolly-headed spiny tree-rat (M. leniceps)
- Tufted-tailed spiny tree-rat (M. occultus)
- Pará spiny tree-rat (M. stimulax)
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Olallamys | - White-tailed olalla rat (O. albicauda)
- Greedy olalla rat (O. edax)
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Pattonomys | - Bare-tailed armored tree-rat (P. occasius)
- Speckled spiny tree-rat (P. semivillosus)
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Phyllomys | - Golden Atlantic tree-rat (P. blainvillii)
- Orange-brown Atlantic tree-rat (P. brasiliensis)
- Drab Atlantic tree-rat (P. dasythrix)
- Kerr's Atlantic tree-rat (P. kerri)
- Pallid Atlantic tree-rat (P. lamarum)
- Lund's Atlantic tree-rat (P. lundi)
- Mantiqueira Atlantic tree-rat (P. mantiqueirensis)
- Long-furred Atlantic tree-rat (P. medius)
- Blacked-spined Atlantic tree-rat (P. nigrispinus)
- Rusty-sided Atlantic tree-rat (P. pattoni)
- Southern Atlantic tree-rat (P. sulinus)
- Giant Atlantic tree-rat (P. thomasi)
- Short-furred Atlantic tree-rat (P. unicolor)
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Santamartamys | - Red-crested tree-rat (S. rufodorsalis)
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Toromys | - Giant tree-rat (T. grandis)
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Myocastorini | Callistomys | - Painted tree-rat (C. pictus)
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Hoplomys | - Armored rat (H. gymnurus)
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Myocastor | |
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Proechimys | group canicollis | - Colombian spiny rat (P. canicollis)
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group decumanus | - Pacific spiny rat (P. decumanus)
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group echinothrix | - Stiff-spine spiny rat (P. echinothrix)
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group gardneri | - Gardner's spiny rat (P. gardneri)
- Kulina spiny rat (P. kulinae)
- Patton's spiny rat (P. pattoni)
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group goeldii | - Goeldi's spiny rat (P. goeldii)
- Napo spiny rat (P. quadruplicatus)
- Steere's spiny rat (P. steerei)
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group guyannensis | - Guyenne spiny rat (P. guyannensis)
- Roberto's spiny rat (P. roberti)
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group longicaudatus | - Short-tailed spiny rat (P. brevicauda)
- Cuvier's spiny rat (P. cuvieri)
- Long-tailed spiny rat (P. longicaudatus)
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group semispinosus | - O'Connell's spiny rat (P. oconnelli)
- Tome's spiny rat (P. semispinosus)
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group simonsi | - Simon's spiny rat (P. simonsi)
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group trinitatus | - Trinidad spiny rat (P. trinitatus)
- Boyacá spiny rat (P. chrysaeolus)
- Guaira spiny rat (P. guairae)
- Guyanan spiny rat (P. hoplomyoides)
- Magdalena spiny rat (P. magdalenae)
- Minca spiny rat (P. mincae)
- Gray-footed spiny rat (P. poliopus)
- Sucre spiny rat (P. urichi)
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Thrichomys | - Common punaré (T. apereoides)
- Foster's punaré (T. fosteri)
- Highlands punaré (T. inermis)
- Sao Lourenço punaré (T. laurentius)
- Paraguayan punaré (T. pachyurus)
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Euryzygomatomyinae | — | Clyomys | - Broad-headed spiny rat (C. laticeps)
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Euryzygomatomys | - Brandt's guiara (E. guiara)
- Fischer's guiara (E. spinosus)
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Trinomys | - White-spined Atlantic spiny rat (T. albispinus)
- Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat (T. dimidiatus)
- Elias's Atlantic spiny rat (T. eliasi)
- Gracile Atlantic spiny rat (T. gratiosus)
- Ihering's Atlantic spiny rat (T. iheringi)
- Dark-caped Atlantic spiny rat (T. mirapitanga)
- Moojen's Atlantic spiny rat (T. moojeni)
- Mouse-tailed Atlantic spiny rat (T. myosuros)
- Spiked Atlantic spiny rat (T. paratus)
- Hairy Atlantic spiny rat (T. setosus)
- Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny rat (T. yonenagae)
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Incertae sedis | |
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Capromyinae | Capromyini | Capromys | - Desmarest's hutia (C. pilorides)
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Geocapromys | - Jamaican coney (G. brownii)
- Bahamian hutia (G. ingrahami)
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Mesocapromys | - Cabrera's hutia (M. angelcabrerai)
- Eared hutia (M. auritus)
- Black-tailed hutia (M. melanurus)
- Dwarf hutia (M. nanus)
- San Felipe hutia (M. sanfelipensis)
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Mysateles | - Garrido's hutia (M. garridoi)
- Isla De La Juventud tree hutia (M. meridionalis)
- Prehensile-tailed hutia (M. prehensilis)
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