Cayenne Spiny Rat

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Cayenne Spiny Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Echimyidae Genus: Proechimys Species: P. guyannensis
Binomial name
Proechimys guyannensis (E. Geoffroy, 1803)
Subspecies
P. g. arabupu Moojen, 1948 P. g. arescens Osgood, 1944 P. g. cherriei Thomas, 1899 P. g. guyannensis (E. Geoffroy, 1803) P. g. riparum Moojen, 1948 P. g. vacillator Thomas, 1903
Synonyms
cayennensis Desmarest, 1817

The Cayenne Spiny Rat, Proechimys guyannensis, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guyana, Guyana, Surinam and Venezuela.

[edit] References

• Infonatura
• Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.