Proechimys echinothrix da Silva 1998

Proechimys echinothrix da Silva 1998, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 111: 441.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Colocação Vira-volta, left bank Rio Juruá on Igarapé Arabidi (66 o 14’W, 03 o 17’S) .

Vernacular Names: Stiff-spine Spiny-rat.

Distribution: W Brazilian Amazon and, possibly, SE Colombia (see Patton et al., 2000).

Discussion: Karyotype has 2n=32 and FN=60.