Huallaga Spiny Rat
Proechimys brevicauda (Günther, 1877)
Also calledCasiragua colicorta (spa) · Kurzschwanz-Kurzstachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux a queue courte (fra) · Rato-de-espinho-de-rabo-curto (por) · Ratto spinoso dalla coda corta (ita) · Ratón de espina (spa) · itäandienpiikkirotta (fin) · kolczakowiec krótkoogonowy (pol) · koro krysí (ces) · lapazinpiikkirotta (fin) · loretonpiikkirotta (fin) · チビオギアラトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1876 p.748
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as P. brevicauda, P. bolivianus, and P. gularis.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
discussion
Discussion: Listed as a subspecies of longicaudatus by Cabrera (1961: 524) and as a member of the longicaudatus group by Patton (1987), but treated as a species by Patton et al. (2000). Karyotype has 2 n = 28 - 30 and FN = 48 - 50 (Gardner and Emmons, 1984; Patton et al., 2000). Likely polytypic, as Gardner and Emmons (1984) suggested gularis is a separate species based on karyotypic grounds and Patton et al. (2000) suggested that elassopus is also distinct, based on morphological and molecular criteria. Anderson (1997) included bolivianus in brevicauda.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: Western Amazonia from S Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia, and W Brazil.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Peru, Dept. de Loreto, Chamicuros (Río Huallago).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439788.