Pattonomys punctatus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea 
Template:Simplicidentata

Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Hystricomorpha
Infraordo: Hystricognathi
Parvordo: Caviomorpha
Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Echimyinae
Tribus: Echimyini
Genus: Pattonomys
Species: Pattonomys punctatus

Name

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  • Pattonomys punctatus (Thomas, 1899)

Holotype: BMNH 98.12.1.18, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Caicara, Orinoco,” Bolívar, Venezuela.

Combinations

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  • Loncheres punctatus Thomas 1899: 153 [original combination]
  • Echimys (Echimys) punctatus: Trouessart, 1904: 503 [subsequent combination]
  • Pattonomys punctatus: Emmons, 2005: 282 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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English: Orinocan Speckled Tree Rat