Proechimys urichi (J. A. Allen, 1899) . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: 199.

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Sucre, Quebrada Seca .

DISTRIBUTION: N. Venezuela.

COMMENT: Formerly included in guyannensis; see Reig et al., 1980:291-312, in Voronstov and Van Brink, eds., Animal genetics and evolution, Junk, The Hague.