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Gardner's Spiny Rat
Proechimys gardneri da Silva, 1998
Also calledGardnerKurzstachelratte (deu) · Rat-épineux de Gardner (fra) · Rato-de-espinho (por) · kolczakowiec skryty (pol) · ガードナートゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. vol.111 p.460
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Weksler et al. (2001) erroneously cited Patton (1987) as placing in guyannensis group; molecular analysis suggests affinities with pattoni and kulinae (Patton et al., 2000). Karyotype has 2 n = 40 and FN = 56.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: W Amazonia of Brazil and N Boliva between the Rio Juruá and the Rio Madeira.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Altamira, right bank Rio Juruá (68 o 54 ’ W, 06 o 35 ’ S).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Gardner’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 4262970.