Thrichomys laurentius
Species of mammals in the spiny rat family of rodents
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Thrichomys laurentius, the Sao Lourenço punaré,[1] is a South American caviomorph rodent of the spiny rat family.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of T apereoides.[2] It is endemic to the northern Caatinga ecoregion of northeastern Brazil,[3] a region of dry tropical forest and scrub, at elevations from 15 to 800 m.[1] Little is known about its population trends and threats.[1]
| Thrichomys laurentius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Myocastorini |
| Genus: | Thrichomys |
| Species: | T. laurentius |
| Binomial name | |
| Thrichomys laurentius Thomas, 1904 | |
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| Thrichomys distribution T. laurentius in green (yellow where overlapping T. apereoides, entirely overlaps T. laurentius) | |