Echimys
| Echimys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Echimys G. Cuvier, 1809 |
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Echinomys Wagner, 1840[1] | |
Echimys is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae.[2] Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats.
The genus name Echimys, and also its synonym Echinomys,[1] derive from the two ancient greek words ἐχίνος (ekhínos), meaning "hedgehog", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".[3][4]
Classification
The genus contains three extant species
- White-faced spiny tree-rat - Echimys chrysurus
- Dark spiny tree-rat - Echimys saturnus
- Echimys vierai
Members of the genera Callistomys, Makalata, Pattonomys, and Phyllomys were all formerly considered part of the genus Echimys.
References
- ^ a b Wagner, Johann Andreas (1840), "Beschreibung einiger neuer Nager, welche auf der Reise des Herrn Hofraths v. Schubert gesammelt wurden: mit Bezugnahme auf einige andere verwandte Formen", Abhandl. Math.—Physik. König. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München (in German): 191–210
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Echimys". 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. 1578. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved October 20, 2017.