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SPECIES Proechimys chrysaeolus

Author:Thomas, 1898.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, 1: 244.
Common Name:Boyacá Spiny Rat
Type Locality:Colombia, Dept. Boyacá, Muzo (valley of Río Carare).
Distribution:E Colombia.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Included in the semispinosus group by Gardner and Emmons (1984) but placed in the trinitatus group by Patton (1987). Listed as a subspecies of guyannensis by Cabrera (1961).
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