Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1585

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scientific name	Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899
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Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 4: 282.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Prov. de Guayas, Changón.

Vernacular Names: Pacific Spiny-rat.

Distribution: NW Peru, SW Ecuador, Pacific lowlands.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Placed in brevicauda group by Gardner and Emmons (1984), but Patton (1987) recognized it as the sole representative of a decumanus group. Listed as a subspecies of guyannensis by Cabrera (1961), but as a species by Emmons and Feer (1990, 1997). Karyotype has 2n=30 and FN=54 ( Gardner and Emmons, 1984).