Thrichomys inermis Pictet 1941

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 inermis Pictet 1941
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Thrichomys inermis Pictet 1941 , Not. Anim. Nouv. Mus. Geneve, 2: 23.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Highlands Punare.

Distribution: Highlands of Chapada Diamantia, Bahia, Brazil.

Discussion: Included in apereoides by Moojen (1952) and 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=26; FN=48 (Bonvicino et al., 2002; Leal-Mesquita et al., 1993).