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--> FAMILY Echimyidae
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--> GENUS Proechimys
SPECIES Proechimys goeldii
Author: | Thomas, 1905. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 15: 587. | Common Name: | Goeldi’s Spiny-rat | Type Locality: | Brazil, Pará, Santarem. | Distribution: | Amazonian Brazil between Jamunda and Tapajoz Rivers, W Brazil. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Placed in the goeldii group by Patton (1987); Patton et al. (2000) included hyleae, leioprymna, and nesiotes. Karyotype has 2n=24 and FN=42 (Patton et al., 2000). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
hyleae Moojen, 1948 leioprymna Moojen, 1948 nesiotes Moojen, 1948
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