Napo spiny rat

Napo spiny rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. quadruplicatus
Binomial name
Proechimys quadruplicatus
Hershkovitz, 1948

The Napo spiny rat, Proechimys quadruplicatus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

References

  1. Ochoa, J. & Aguillera, M. (2008). "Proechimys quadruplicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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