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Colombian Spiny Rat
Proechimys canicollis (J.A.Allen, 1899)
Also calledCasiragua Norteña (spa) · Kolumbien-Kurzstachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux de Colombie (fra) · Ratto spinoso colombiano (ita) · Ratón de espina (spa) · kauluripiikkirotta (fin) · kolczakowiec kolumbijski (pol) · コロンビアトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. vol.12 p.200
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Placed in the monotypic canicollis group by Patton (1987). Karyotype has 2 n = 24 and FN = 44 (Gardner and Emmons, 1984).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Colombia, Dept. Magdalena, Bonda near Santa Marta (NW base of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys. The chromosome no. is 2 n = 24; FN = 44.
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: NC Colombia according to Eisenberg (1989: 403), but also Venezuela according to Corbet and Hill (1991) and Nowak (1991).
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439779.