Colombian spiny rat

Colombian spiny-rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Proechimys
Species: P. canicollis
Binomial name
Proechimys canicollis
(J.A. Allen, 1899)

The Colombian spiny-rat (Proechimys canicollis) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

References

  1. Gómez-Laverde, M. & Aguillera, M. (2008). "Proechimys canicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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