Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Long-tailed Spiny Rat
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
It is a terrestrial
species. In Bolivia, it has been recorded from
Cerrado and intermittent
forest
areas. It is present in both primary
and secondary habitats
.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Hystricognatha
()
- Woods, 1976
- Infraorder:
Hystricognathi
()
- Tullberg, 1899
- Parvorder:
Caviida
()
- Bryant & Mckenna, 1995
- Superfamily:
Octodontoidea
()
- (Waterhouse, 1839) Simpson, 1945
- Family:
Echimyidae
()
- (Gray, 1825) Miller & Gidley, 1918
- Subfamily:
Heteropsomyinae
()
- Genus:
Proechimys
()
- J.A. Allen, 1899
- Specific name:
longicaudatus
- (Rengger, 1830)
- Scientific name: - Proechimys longicaudatus (Rengger, 1830)
- Specific name:
longicaudatus
- (Rengger, 1830)
- Genus:
Proechimys
(
- Subfamily:
Heteropsomyinae
(
- Family:
Echimyidae
(
- Superfamily:
Octodontoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Caviida
(
- Infraorder:
Hystricognathi
(
- Suborder:
Hystricognatha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 19-Apr-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Proechimys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 35 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. albispinus (White-Spined Spiny Rat) · P. amphichoricus (Venezuelan Spiny Rat) · P. bolivianus (Bolivian Spiny Rat) · P. brevicauda (Huallago Spiny Rat) · P. canicollis (Colombian Spiny Rat) · P. cayennensis (Cayenne Spiny Rat) · P. chrysaeolus (Boyaca Spiny Rat) · P. cuvieri (Cuvier's Spiny Rat) · P. decumanus (Pacific Spiny Rat) · P. dimidiatus (Atlantic Spiny Rat) · P. goeldii (Goeldi's Spiny Rat) · P. gorgonae (Gorgona Island Spiny Rat) · P. guairae (Guaira Spiny Rat) · P. gularis (Ecuadoran Spiny Rat) · P. guyannensis (Cayenne Spiny Rat) · P. hendeei (Hendee's Spiny Rat) · P. hoplomyoides (Guyanan Spiny Rat) · P. iheringi (Ihering's Spiny Rat) · P. longicaudatus (Long-Tailed Spiny Rat) · P. magdalenae (Magdalena Spiny Rat) · P. mincae (Minca Spiny Rat) · P. myosuros (Mouse-Tailed Spiny Rat) · P. oconnelli (O'Connell's Spiny Rat) · P. oris (Para Spiny Rat) · P. poliopus (Gray-Footed Spiny Rat) · P. quadruplicatus (Napo Spiny Rat) · P. roberti (Roberto's Spiny Rat) · P. semispinosus (Tomes' Spiny Rat) · P. setosus (Hairy Spiny Rat) · P. simonsi (Simon's Spiny Rat) · P. steerei (Steere's Spiny Rat) · P. trinitatis (Trinidad Spiny Rat) · P. trinitatus (Trinidad Spiny Rat) · P. urichi (Sucre Spiny Rat) · P. warreni (Warren's Spiny Rat)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 291, p. 292.
- Studies in neotropical mammalogy: essays in honor of Philip Hershkovitz / edited by Bruce D. Patterson, Robert M. Timm. 39 1987 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1987. url fig. 6 , p. 316, p. 64.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 1 1948 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 304, p. 316, p. 317, p. 319, p. 334, p. 346, p. 351.
Notes
Contributors
- Baillie, J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Proechimys longicaudatus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 06, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Patton, J., Costa, P., Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N. & Patterson, B. 2008. Proechimys longicaudatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 06, 2008:
- Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
- Field Museum: Mammal specimens
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
- Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 106612
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-584845
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 584845
- IUCN ID: 236298
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10092
Footnotes
- Patton, J., Costa, P., Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N. & Patterson, B. 2008. Proechimys longicaudatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
