Proechimys canicollis J. A. Allen 1899

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1584

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scientific name	Proechimys canicollis J. A. Allen 1899
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Proechimys canicollis J. A. Allen 1899 View in CoL

Proechimys canicollis J. A. Allen 1899 View in CoL , Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: 200.

Type Locality: Colombia, Dept. Magdalena, Bonda near Santa Marta ( NW base of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta).

Vernacular Names: Colombian Spiny-rat.

Distribution: NC Colombia, NW Venezuela.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Placed in the monotypic canicollis group by Patton (1987). Karyotype has 2n=24 and FN=44 ( Gardner and Emmons, 1984).

References

Gardner, A. L., and L. H. Emmons. 1984. Species groups in Proechimys (Rodentia, Echimyidae) as indicated by karyology and bullar morphology. Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 10 - 25.

Patton, J. L. 1987. Species groups of spiny rats, genus Proechimys (Rodentia: Echimyidae). Fieldiana: Zoology, n. s., 39: 305 - 345.