Trinomys albispinus (I. Geoffroy 1838)

[Echimys] albispinus I. Geoffroy 1838, Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. (Paris), 10: 125.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahía, Ilha de Madre Deos, Itaparica (near Salvador).

Vernacular Names: White-spined Atlantic Spiny-rat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Trinomys albispinus subsp. albispinus I. Geoffroy 1838

Subspecies Trinomys albispinus subsp. minor Reis and Pessôa 1995

Subspecies Trinomys albispinus subsp. serotinus Thomas 1921

Distribution: States of Sergipe, Bahía and Minas Gerais (NE and SE Brazil).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as Proechimys albispinus .

Discussion: Reviewed by Pessôa and Reis (2002). Karyotype has 2n=60 and FN=116 (Leal-Mesquita et al., 1992). Divergent from other forms of Trinomys (Lara and Patton, 2000).