Proechimys guairae Thomas 1901

Proechimys guairae Thomas 1901, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 14: 27.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Federal Dist., La Guaira.

Vernacular Names: Guaira Spiny-rat.

Synonyms: Proechimys ochraceus Osgood 1912 .

Distribution: NC Venezuela, east of Lake Maracaibo and the Merida Andes.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Placed in trinitatus group by Patton (1987). Includes ochraceus; guairae and ochraceus were formerly included in guyannensis (Reig et al., 1980) . Eisenberg (1989) included urichi within guairae . Karyotype is highly variable, 2n=44-52; FN=66-74 (Aguilera and Corti, 1994; Reig, 1989; Reig and Useche, 1976). Reig et al. (1980) mentioned a closely related, undescribed species ("Barina’s") from south of the Merida Andes.