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Cuvier's Spiny Rat
Proechimys cuvieri Petter, 1978
Also calledCuvierKurzstachelratte (deu) · Rat épineux terrestre de Cuvier (fra) · Rat-épineux de Cuvier (fra) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · Ratto spinoso di Cuvier (ita) · kolczakowiec amazoński (pol) · saulinpiikkirotta (fin) · Щетинистая крыса Кювье (rus) · キュビエトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, ser. D vol.287 p.263
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Placed in the monotypic cuvieri group by Patton (1987). Considered closely related to guyannensis by Gardner and Emmons (1984), but see Voss et al. (2001) for review of morphological differentiation. Karyotype has 2 n = 28 and FN = 46 - 48 (Maia and Langguth, 1993; Patton et al. 2000; Reig et al., 1979).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Brazil west along both sides of the Amazon River to N Peru.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys. The chromosome no. is 2 n = 28.
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Cuvier’s Spiny-rat is nocturnal and terrestrial.
Echimyidae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439790.