Authority citation: Günther, A. 1877-04. Report on some of the additions to the collection of Mammalia in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876(4):735-751.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100018
Original name as described: Echimys dimidiatus
Nominal names: dimidiatus (A. Günther, 1877)
Other common names: Soft-spined Atlantic Spiny-rat|Atlantic Spiny-rat|Rio de Janeiro Spiny Rat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Echimyidae -- Subfamily: Euryzygomatomyinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1851.7.21.24
Type locality: no type locality given. Identified by L. M. Pessôa and colleagues in 2015 as "Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Brazil (BRA)
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: Least concern
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