Proechimys simonsi
| Simon's spiny rat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Myocastorini |
| Genus: | Proechimys |
| Species: | P. simonsi |
| Binomial name | |
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Proechimys simonsi Thomas, 1900 |
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| Synonyms | |
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P. hendeei Thomas, 1926 |
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P. hendeei Thomas, 1926
Simon's spiny rat, Proechimys simonsi, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Morphological characters and mitochondrial (cytochrome b) DNA sequences showed that P. simonsi represents one independent evolutionary lineage within the genus Proechimys, without clear phylogenetic affinity for any of the six 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)
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