Proechimys decumanus Thomas 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 : 1585

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11347650

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scientific name

Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899
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Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899 View in CoL

Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 4: 282.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Prov. de Guayas, Changón.

Vernacular Names: Pacific Spiny-rat.

Distribution: NW Peru, SW Ecuador, Pacific lowlands.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Placed in brevicauda group by Gardner and Emmons (1984), but Patton (1987) recognized it as the sole representative of a decumanus group. Listed as a subspecies of guyannensis by Cabrera (1961), but as a species by Emmons and Feer (1990, 1997). Karyotype has 2n=30 and FN=54 ( Gardner and Emmons, 1984).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Echimyidae

Genus

Proechimys

Loc

Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Proechimys decumanus

Thomas 1899: 282
1899
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