Trinomys myosuros (Lichtenstein 1820)

[Trinomys] myosuros (Lichtenstein 1820), Abh. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 192.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Mouse-tailed Atlantic Spiny-rat.

Synonyms: Trinomys cinnamomeus (Lichtenstein 1830); Trinomys leptosoma (Brants 1827) .

Distribution: Bahia (Brazil).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Proechimys myosuros .

Discussion: This taxon is only tentatively placed in Trinomys because the teeth remain undescribed. Thomas (1921 a) synonymized it with setosus, whereas Moojen (1948) concluded that its affinities were with albispinus .