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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
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--> FAMILY Echimyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Eumysopinae
--> GENUS Proechimys
SPECIES Proechimys kulinae
Author: | da Silva, 1998. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 111: 451. | Common Name: | Kulina Spiny-rat | Type Locality: | Brazil, Amazonas, Seringal Condor, left bank Rio Juruá (70o51’W, 06o45’S). | Distribution: | W Brazil north of the Rio Juruá to NE Peru, Dept. Loreto. | Comments: | Molecular analysis suggests affinities with pattoni and gardneri (da Silva, 1995; Patton et al., 2000). Karyotype has 2n=34 and FN=52. |
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