Thrichomys laurentius
Thrichomys laurentius, the Sao Lourenço punaré,[1] is a South American caviomorph rodent of the spiny rat family.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T apereoides.[2] It is found in the northern Caatinga ecoregion of northeastern Brazil,[3] a region of dry tropical forest and scrub, at elevations from 15 to 800 m.[1] Little is known about its population trends and threats.[1]
| Thrichomys laurentius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Myocastorini |
| Genus: | Thrichomys |
| Species: | T. laurentius |
| Binomial name | |
| Thrichomys laurentius Thomas, 1904 | |
References
- Roach, N. (2016). "Thrichomys laurentius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T90386381A90386384. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Subspecies Thrichomys apereoides laurenteus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1589. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Pessôa, Leila M.; Tavares, William C.; Neves, Antonio C. A.; da Silva, André L. G. (9 March 2015). "Genus Thrichomys E.-L. Trouessart, 1980". In Patton, James L.; Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.; D’Elía, Guillermo (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 996–997. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. OCLC 921432000.
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