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Thrichomys laurentius
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Myocastorini
Genus:	Thrichomys
Species:	T. laurentius
Binomial name
Thrichomys laurentius Thomas, 1904

Thrichomys laurentius, the Sao Lourenço punaré, is a South American caviomorph rodent of the spiny rat family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of T apereoides. It is endemic to the northern Caatinga ecoregion of northeastern Brazil, a region of dry tropical forest and scrub, at elevations from 15 to 800 m. Little is known about its population trends and threats.

References

1. ^ Roach, N. (2016). "Thrichomys laurentius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T90386381A90386384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T90386381A90386384.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Subspecies Thrichomys apereoides laurenteus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1589. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Pessôa, Leila M.; Tavares, William C.; Neves, Antonio C. A.; da Silva, André L. G. (9 March 2015). "Genus Thrichomys E.-L. Trouessart, 1980". In Patton, James L.; Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.; D’Elía, Guillermo (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 996–997. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. OCLC 921432000.

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• IUCN Red List data deficient species
• Thrichomys
• Fauna of the Caatinga
• Rodents of Brazil
• Endemic mammals of Brazil
• Mammals described in 1904
• Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
• Spiny rat stubs