Hairy Atlantic spiny rat
| Hairy Atlantic spiny rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryzygomatomyinae |
| Genus: | Trinomys |
| Species: | T. setosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trinomys setosus (Desmarest, 1817)
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| Subspecies | |
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T. s. denigratus (Moojen, 1948) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Proechimys setosus | |
The hairy Atlantic spiny rat (Trinomys setosus) is a spiny rat species from South America.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest described it in 1817 as Proechimys setosus. It was moved to Trinomys by Lara and Patton in 2000.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]It is a medium-large rat, with a head and body length averaging 204 millimetres (8.0 in) and a 209 millimetres (8.2 in) tail. The fur on the back is "brownish-olive to cinnamon", gradually paling to white on the stomach. The tail has a brown base and white tip, with a tuft of hair at the end.[3]
They have 56 pairs of chromosomes.[4] A 2022 genetic analysis found that within Trinomys, T. setosus is most closely related to T. yonengae, and they may have separated approximately 8 million years ago.[5]
The species is endemic to Brazil, and can be found in Sergipe, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro.[3] Its habitat includes forest and savanna.[1] It is likely nocturnal.[6]
The IUCN list T. setosus as a species of least concern due to its wide distribution and local abundance.[1]
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