Proechimys brevicauda
(A. Günther, 1877)
Short-tailed Spiny-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Echimyinae |
| Tribe | : Myocastorini |
| Genus | : Proechimys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Günther, A. 1877-04. Report on some of the additions to the collection of Mammalia in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876(4):735-751.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100019Original name as described
Echimys brevicauda
Other common names
Huallaga Spiny-rat · Short-tailed Spiny Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1869.3.31.7
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2b06557-01b6-4d0a-a720-30bd9fd0e511Type locality
"Chamicuros, Huallaga river," Loreto, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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