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Echiothrix centrosa G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Central Sulawesi Spiny Rat

Authority citation: Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1921-03-31. Descriptions of sixteen new murine rodents from Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34:67-76.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332343

Original name as described: Echiothrix centrosa

Nominal names: brevicula G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921 | centrosa G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Other common names: Central Sulawesi Echiothrix


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Murinae -- Tribe: Rattini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:218706

Type locality: "Winatu (between Koelawi and Gimpoe), Middle Celebes [= Central Sulawesi]," Indonesia.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Indonesia (IDN)

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: Near threatened


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003528

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