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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familyEchimyidae
  6. ›genusProechimys
Proechimys quadruplicatus
Fig. 159. PATTON, DA SILVA, MALCOLM, 2000 (CC BY 4.0) · Plazi / Biodiversity Literature Repository. Found by name on iNaturalist, Wikimedia Commons and in the open-access papers that described the species (Plazi); click a picture for its credit and licence.
IUCN LC · Least concern

Napo Spiny Rat

Proechimys quadruplicatus Hershkovitz, 1948

Also calledNapo-Kurzstachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux du Napo (fra) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · Rato-espinhoso-do-napo (por) · Ratto spinoso di Napo (ita) · kolczakowiec nizinny (pol) · koro venezuelský (ces) · rionaponpiikkirotta (fin) · venezuelanpiikkirotta (fin) · ヨツバトゲネズミ (jpn)

First described in: Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. vol.97 p.138

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

conservation

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as P. quadruplicatus and P. amphichoricus.

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

discussion

Discussion: Placed in goeldii group by Patton (1987); Patton et al. (2000) included amphichoricus. Karyotype has 2 n = 26 - 28 and FN = 42 - 44 (Gardner and Emmons, 1984; Patton et al., 2000).

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

distribution

Distribution: N Peru, E Ecuador and SE Colombia east across S Venezuela and adjacent Brazil to the vicinity of Manaus, west of Rio Negro.

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

materials_examined

Type Locality: Ecuador, Napo-Pastaza Prov., Río Napo, Isla Llunchi (18 kms below mouth of Rio Coca).

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

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