Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1575 1592 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Echimys chrysurus (Zimmermann 1780) [Myoxus] chrysurus Zimmermann 1780 , Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 352 . Type Locality: Suriname . Vernacular Names: White-faced Spiny Tree-rat . Synonyms: Echimys cristatus Desmarest 1817 ; Echimys paleaceus (Lichtenstein 1820) . Distribution: Guianas to lower Amazonian NE Brazil . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.