| 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 oconnelli (O'Connell's spiny rat)
Proechimys longicaudatus (Long-tailed spiny rat)
Proechimys brevicauda (Short-tailed spiny rat)
Proechimys cuvieri (Cuvier's spiny rat)
Proechimys guyannensis (Guyenne spiny rat)
Proechimys roberti (Roberto's spiny rat)
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)