Echimys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838) . Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. (Paris), ser. 2, 10:125.

TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia, Bolivar Dept., Cartagena .

DISTRIBUTION: N Colombia, Venezuela, Margarita Isl.

STATUS: Locally common.

SYNONYMS: carrikeri, flavidus, punctatus.

COMMENTS: See Cabrera (1961:542-543).