O'Connell's spiny rat

O'Connell's spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. oconnelli
Binomial name
Proechimys oconnelli
J.A. Allen, 1913

O'Connell's spiny-rat (Proechimys oconnelli) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

References

  1. Tirira, D.; Boada, C.; Weksler, M.; Anderson, R. P> & Gómez-Laverde, M. (2008). "Proechimys oconnelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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