Boyaca Spiny Rat
Proechimys chrysaeolus (Thomas, 1898)
Also calledBoyaca-Kurzstachelratte (deu) · Casiragua Boyacense (spa) · Rat-épineux du Boyaca (fra) · Ratto spinoso di Boyacá (ita) · Ratón de espina (spa) · boyacanpiikkirotta (fin) · kolczakowiec złotawy (pol) · magdalenajoenpiikkirotta (fin) · キンギアラトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7 vol.1 p.244
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Included in the semispinosus group by Gardner and Emmons (1984) but placed in the trinitatus group by Patton (1987). Listed as a subspecies of guyannensis by Cabrera (1961).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
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Type Locality: Colombia, Dept. Boyacá, Muzo (valley of Río Carare).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys. Listed as a subspecies of cayennensis (= guyannensis) by Cabrera (1961: 521), but as a species by Corbet and Hill (1991: 205) and Nowak (1991: 943). Not listed by Eisenberg (1989).
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia, Dept. Boyacâ, Muzo (valley of Rio Carare).
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 2439768.