Trinomys myosuros (Lichtenstein 1820)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1591

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scientific name	Trinomys myosuros (Lichtenstein 1820)
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[Trinomys] myosuros (Lichtenstein 1820) , Abh. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 192.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Mouse-tailed Atlantic Spiny-rat.

Synonyms: Trinomys cinnamomeus (Lichtenstein 1830) ; Trinomys leptosoma ( Brants 1827) .

Distribution: Bahia ( Brazil).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Proechimys myosuros .

Discussion: This taxon is only tentatively placed in Trinomys because the teeth remain undescribed. Thomas (1921 a) synonymized it with setosus , whereas Moojen (1948) concluded that its affinities were with albispinus .