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Proechimys guyannensis

Guyenne spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Tribe: Myocastorini
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. guyannensis
Binomial name
Proechimys guyannensis
(E. Geoffroy, 1803)
Subspecies

P. g. arabupu Moojen, 1948
P. g. arescens Osgood, 1944
P. g. cherriei Thomas, 1899
P. g. guyannensis (E. Geoffroy, 1803)
P. g. riparum Moojen, 1948
P. g. vacillator Thomas, 1903

Synonyms

P. cayennensis Desmarest, 1817
P. warreni Thomas, 1905


P. g. arabupu Moojen, 1948
P. g. arescens Osgood, 1944
P. g. cherriei Thomas, 1899
P. g. guyannensis (E. Geoffroy, 1803)
P. g. riparum Moojen, 1948
P. g. vacillator Thomas, 1903

P. cayennensis Desmarest, 1817
P. warreni Thomas, 1905

The Guyenne spiny-rat, Proechimys guyannensis, or Cayenne spiny rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guyana, Guyana, Surinam and Venezuela.


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