Proechimys hoplomyoides Tate 1939

Proechimys hoplomyoides Tate 1939, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 76: 179.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Bolivar Prov., Mt. Roraima (2,000 m).

Vernacular Names: Guyanan Spiny-rat.

Distribution: SE Venezuela, adjacent Guyana and Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Erroneously considered a subspecies of Hoplomys gymnurus by Cabrera (1961). Placed in the trinitatus group by Patton (1987).