Neacomys spinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Neacomys
Species: Neacomys spinosus

Name

• Neacomys spinosus (Thomas, 1882)

Lectotype: BMNH 81.9.7.25, adult ♂, skin and skull. [designated by Thomas (1927: 548)]

Type locality: “Huambo— a plantation in the forest of the same name, to the east of Chachapoyas and Chirinoto, 3700 feet in altitude, on the banks of the river Huambo, a tributary of the Huallaga,” specified to approximately 1127 m, 6º34’S, 77º22.5’W, Huambo, Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru by Hurtado & Pacheco (2017: 413).

Combinations

• Hesperomys (Calomys) spinosus Thomas, 1882: 105 [original combination]
• Hesperomys (Oryzomys) spinosus: Thomas, 1884: 448 [name combination]
• Oryzomys spinosus: Trouessart, 1897: 528 [name combination]
• [Neacomys] spinosus: Thomas, 1900: 153 [name combination]

Synonyms

• N[eacomys]. s[pinosus]. typicus Thomas, 1900: 153 [Nomen nudum]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1882. On a collection of rodents from north Peru. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 50(1): 98–111, pl. 4. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1882.tb02730.x BHL Reference page. 
• Thomas, O. 1900. New South American Mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7: 148–153.
• Thomas, O. 1927. A selection of lectotypes of American rodents in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 9, 19: 545–554.
• Hurtado, N. & Pacheco, V. 2017. Revision of Neacomys spinosus (Thomas, 1882) (Rodentia: Cricetidae) with emphasis on Peruvian populations and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4242(3): 401–440. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.3.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Neacomys spinosus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Neacomys spinosus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Large Spiny Mouse