Moojen's Atlantic spiny rat
Moojen's Atlantic spiny-rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Genus: | Trinomys |
Species: | T. moojeni |
Binomial name | |
Trinomys moojeni Pessôa, Oliveira and Reis, 1992 | |
Moojen's Atlantic spiny-rat, Trinomys moojeni, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil. It is named after twentieth-century Brazilian zoologist João Moojen.
References
- ↑ Catzeflis, F.; Patton, J.; Percequillo, A.; Bonvicino, C. & Weksler, M. (2008). "Trinomys moojeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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