Cuvier's spiny rat

Cuvier's spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. cuvieri
Binomial name
Proechimys cuvieri
Petter, 1978

Cuvier's spiny-rat, Proechimys cuvieri, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname.

References

  1. Catzeflis, F. & Patton, J. (2008). Proechimys cuvieri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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