Thrichomys pachyurus (Wagner 1845)

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 : 1589

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scientific name	Thrichomys pachyurus (Wagner 1845)
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[Isothrix] pachyurus Wagner 1845 , Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 146.

Type Locality: Brazil, Matto Grosso, Cuiabá.

Vernacular Names: Paraguayan Punare.

Synonyms: Thrichomys crassicaudus (Wagner 1947) ; Thrichomys fosteri ( Thomas 1903) .

Distribution: Mato Grosso (S Brazil), Paraguay.

Discussion: Originally described in the genus Isothrix by Wagner (1845) and included in Isothrix by Tate (1935) and Ellerman (1940). Included in Thrichomys apereoides by Cabrera (1961) but recognized as a distinct species based on chromosomal differentiation (Bonvicino et al., 2002) and sequence divergence ( Braggio and Bonvicino, 2004). Karyotype has 2n=34; FN=64 (Bonvicino et al., 2002).