Proechimys guairae

O. Thomas, 1901

Guaira 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

Thomas, O. 1901-04-02. A new spiny rat from La Guaira, Venezuela. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 14:27-28.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793012

Original name as described

Proechimys guairae

Other common names

La Guaira Spiny-rat · La Guaira Spiny Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:102731

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3153c38f3-5a72-4c91-94ac-418dff1f64e4

Type locality

"La Guaira," Vargas, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia

Taxonomy notes

includes poliopus

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., & Leite, R. N. (2015). Genus Proechimys J. A. Allen, 1899. In Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F. J., & D'Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. pp. 950–989.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001455

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Proechimys guairae

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guairae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:102731

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3153c38f3-5a72-4c91-94ac-418dff1f64e4

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793012

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:589, 590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Woods (1993:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18284/22209221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Proechimys ochraceus

Osgood, 1912

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:18687

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6adf80a4-ced6-48be-b070-741d559e2c54

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2653134

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys poliopus

Osgood, 1914

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

poliopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:20525

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=8c01c75e-0d99-4015-98e5-427a1345751a

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465020

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:590, 591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Woods (1993:797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69028)
  4. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Proechimys guairae guairae

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

guairae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

577

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys guairae ochraceus

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

577

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Proechimys guairae poliopus

D. E. Wilson, Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

poliopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

577

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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