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--> FAMILY Echimyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Eumysopinae
--> GENUS Proechimys
SPECIES Proechimys pattoni
Author: | da Silva, 1998. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 111: 454. | Common Name: | Patton’s Spiny-rat | Type Locality: | Brazil, Acre, Igarapé Porongaba, right bank Rio Juruá (72o47’W, 08o40’S). | Distribution: | SE Peru, W Amazonia in headwaters of Rio Juruá (Brazil). | Comments: | Weksler et al. (2001) erroneously cited Patton (1987) as placing in guyannensis group. Molecular analysis suggests affinities with gardneri and kulinae (Patton et al., 2000). Karyotype has 2n=40 and FN=56. |
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