Thrichomys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Echimyinae
Tribus: Myocastorini
Genus: Thrichomys
Species (6): T. apereoides – T. dandreai – T. fosteri – T. inermis – T. laurentius – T. pachyurus

Name

Thrichomys Trouessart, 1881: 179

• Type species: Echimys apereoides Lund, 1839, by subsequent designation.

References

Primary references

• Trouessart, E.L. 1881. Catalogue des mammifères vivants et fossiles. Ordre des rongeurs. Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques d'Angers 10(1): 58–212.

Additional references

• Neves, A.C.D.S.A. & Pessôa, L.M. 2011. Morphological distinction of species of Thrichomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) through ontogeny of cranial and dental characters. Zootaxa 2804: 15–24. Preview
• Lazar, A., Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C.R. 2025. The hidden diversity in Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 (Rodentia: Echimyidae): identity of T. pachyurus (Wagner 1845), and the description of a new species from Central Brazil. Mammalian Biology in press. DOI: 10.1007/s42991-025-00530-x Reference page.