Guaira spiny rat

Guaira spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. guairae
Binomial name
Proechimys guairae
Thomas, 1901

The Guaira spiny-rat (Proechimys guairae) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

References

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