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Proechimys
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Proechimys

Proechimys is a genus of South American spiny rats of the family Echimyidae. All species of the genus are terrestrial. In the lowland Neotropical forests, Proechimys rodents are often the most abundant non-volant mammals. They are recognizable by reason of their elongated heads and long rostra, large and erect ears, narrow and long hind feet, and tails always shorter than head-and-body lengths. The dorsal pelage comprises a mixture of expanded, varyingly stiffened spines (or aristiforms) —...

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22 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 22 known species

O'Connell's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys oconnelli

Tome's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys semispinosus

Simon's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys simonsi

Huallaga Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys brevicauda

Cuvier's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys cuvieri

Cayenne Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys guyannensis

Boyaca Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys chrysaeolus

Long-tailed Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys longicaudatus

Steere's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys steerei

Roberto's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys roberti

Napo Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys quadruplicatus

Colombian Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys canicollis

Goeldi's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys goeldii

Patton's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys pattoni

Gray-footed Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys guairae

Sucre Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys trinitatis

Gardner's Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys gardneri

Pacific Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys decumanus

Guyanan Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys hoplomyoides

Minca Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys mincae

Stiff-spine Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys echinothrix

Kulina Spiny Rat

speciesProechimys kulinae

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