Guyenne spiny-rat | |
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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) |
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Subspecies | |
P. g. arabupu Moojen, 1948 |
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Synonyms | |
P. cayennensis Desmarest, 1817 |
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.