Simon's spiny rat

Simon's spiny rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. simonsi
Binomial name
Proechimys simonsi
Thomas, 1900
Synonyms

hendeei Thomas, 1926

Simon's spiny rat, Proechimys simonsi, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

References

  1. Patton, J. & Percequillo, A. (2008). Proechimys simonsi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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