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Proechimys canicollis

Colombian spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Tribe: Myocastorini
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. canicollis
Binomial name
Proechimys canicollis
(J.A. Allen, 1899)

The Colombian spiny-rat (Proechimys canicollis) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences showed that P. canicollis represents one independent evolutionary lineage within the genus Proechimys, without clear phylogenetic affinity for any of the 6 major groups of species.

   Proechimys simonsi (Simon's spiny rat)

   Proechimys semispinosus (Tome's spiny rat)

   Proechimys gorgonae

   Proechimys oconnelli (O'Connell's spiny rat)

   Proechimys longicaudatus (Long-tailed spiny rat)

   Proechimys brevicauda (Short-tailed spiny rat)

   Proechimys gularis

   Proechimys cuvieri (Cuvier's spiny rat)

   Proechimys guyannensis (Guyenne spiny rat)

   Proechimys roberti (Roberto's spiny rat)

   Proechimys oris

   Proechimys boimensis

   Proechimys echinothrix (Stiff-spine spiny rat)

   Proechimys trinitatus (Trinidad spiny rat)

   Proechimys mincae (Minca spiny rat)

   Proechimys guairae (Guaira spiny rat)

   Proechimys poliopus (Gray-footed spiny rat)


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