Proechimys gardneri da Silva 1998

Proechimys gardneri da Silva 1998, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 111: 460.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Altamira, right bank Rio Juruá (68 o 54’W, 06 o 35’S) .

Vernacular Names: Gardner's Spiny-rat.

Distribution: W Amazonia of Brazil and N Boliva between the Rio Juruá and the Rio Madeira.

Discussion: Weksler et al. (2001) erroneously cited Patton (1987) as placing in guyannensis group; molecular analysis suggests affinities with pattoni and kulinae (Patton et al., 2000) . Karyotype has 2n=40 and FN=56.