Proechimys steerei Goldman, 1911 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 24:238.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Amazonas State, Hyutanahan (above Purûs)

DISTRIBUTION: E Brazil, W Peru

COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys . Listed as a subspecies of goeldii in Cabrera (1961:519), but as a distinct species in Corbet and Hill (1991:206) and Nowak (1991:943).