Proechimys guairae Thomas, 1901

Charles A. Woods, 1993, Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 771-806 : 796

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scientific name

Proechimys guairae Thomas, 1901
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Proechimys guairae Thomas, 1901 View in CoL . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 14:27.

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Federal Dist., La Guaira .

DISTRIBUTION: NC Venezuela, E of Lake Maracaibo and the Merida Andes.

SYNONYMS: ochraceus.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys . Includes ochraceus; guairae and ochraceus were formerly included in cayennensis (= guyannensis) ( Reig et al., 1980). These authors also mention a closely related, undescribed species ("Barina's") from south of the Merida Andes. The chromosome no. is 2n=44-50; FN=72-76.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Echimyidae

Genus

Proechimys

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Proechimys guairae Thomas, 1901

Charles A. Woods 1993
1993
Loc

Proechimys guairae

Thomas 1901: 27
1901
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