Proechimys trinitatus (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

[Proechimys] trinitatus (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893), Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5: 223.

Type Locality: Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad.

Vernacular Names: Trinidad Spiny-rat.

Distribution: Trinidad.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Placed in trinitatus group by Patton (1987). Formerly included in guyannensis (Reig et al., 1980) . Karyotype has 2n=62 and FN=80 (Aguilera and Corti, 1994).