Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1928-09-01. The Godman-Thomas expedition to Peru.—VIII. On mammals obtained by Mr. Hendee at Pebas and Iquitos, Upper Amazons. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)2(9):285-294.
Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932808672879
Original name as described: Echimys rhipidurus
Nominal names: rhipidurus (O. Thomas, 1928)
Other common names: Peruvian Armored Tree-rat|Peruvian Tree-rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Echimyidae -- Subfamily: Echimyinae -- Tribe: Echimyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1928.7.21.89
Type locality: "Pebas, 300' [= 92 m]," Loreto, Peru.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Colombia (COL) | Peru (PER) | Ecuador?
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
Species-specific notes: moved from Makalata to the recently described Toromys
Citation: Iack- Ximenes, G. E., M. de Vivo, and A. R. Percequillo. 2005. A new genus for Loncheres grandis Wagner, 1845, with taxonomic comments on other arboreal echimyids (Rodentia, Echimyidae). Arq. Mus. Nac.,Rio de Janeiro 63:89– 112.
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