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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Echimyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Eumysopinae
--> GENUS Proechimys
SPECIES Proechimys guairae
| Author: | Thomas, 1901. | | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 14: 27. | | Common Name: | Guaira Spiny-rat | | Type Locality: | Venezuela, Federal Dist., La Guaira. | | Distribution: | NC Venezuela, east of Lake Maracaibo and the Merida Andes. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Placed in trinitatus group by Patton (1987). Includes ochraceus; guairae and ochraceus were formerly included in guyannensis (Reig et al., 1980). Eisenberg (1989) included urichi within guairae. Karyotype is highly variable, 2n=44-52; FN=66-74 (Aguilera and Corti, 1994; Reig, 1989; Reig and Useche, 1976). Reig et al. (1980) mentioned a closely related, undescribed species ("Barina’s") from south of the Merida Andes. |
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