Steere's Spiny Rat
Proechimys steerei Goldman, 1911
Also calledRat-épineux de Steere (fra) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · Steere-Kurzstachelratte (deu) · hyutanahaninpiikkirotta (fin) · kolczakowiec zalewowy (pol) · koro Steereův (ces) · ステアートゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. vol.24 p.238
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Placed in goeldii group by Patton (1987). Listed as a subspecies of goeldii in Cabrera (1961: 519), but as a distinct species by Anderson (1997) and Patton et al. (2000). Karyotype has 2 n = 24 and FN = 40 - 42 (Gardner and Emmons, 1984; Patton et al., 2000). Patton et al. (2000) suggested synonyms listed above.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
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Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas State, Hyutanahan (above Purús).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys. Listed as a subspecies of goeldii in Cabrera (1961: 519), but as a distinct species in Corbet and Hill (1991: 206) and Nowak (1991: 943).
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Amazonas State, Hyutanahan (above Purûs)
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439759.