Ihering's Atlantic spiny rat

Ihering's Atlantic spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Trinomys
Species: T. iheringi
Binomial name
Trinomys iheringi
Thomas, 1911
Synonyms

Proechimys iheringi

Ihering's Atlantic spiny-rat, Trinomys iheringi, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, and was named in honor of Hermann von Ihering.

References

  1. Bergallo, H.; Brito, D.; Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Trinomys iheringi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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