Proechimys J. A. Allen 1899
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Echimyidae
Proechimys

description: Proechimys J. A. Allen 1899
Proechimys J. A. Allen 1899, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: 257.
Type Species: Echimys trinitatis J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893
Species and subspecies: 25 species with 16 subspecies:
Species Proechimys brevicauda (Gunther 1876)
Species Proechimys canicollis J. A. Allen 1899
Species Proechimys chrysaeolus (Thomas 1898)
Species Proechimys cuvieri Petter 1978
Species Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899
Species Proechimys echinothrix da Silva 1998
Species Proechimys gardneri da Silva 1998
Species Proechimys goeldii Thomas 1905
Species Proechimys guairae Thomas 1901
Species Proechimys guyannensis (E. Geoffroy 1803)
Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. guyannensis E. Geoffroy 1803
Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. arabupu Moojen 1948
Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. arescens Osgood 1944
Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. cherriei Thomas 1899
Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. riparum Moojen 1948
Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. vacillator Thomas 1903
Species Proechimys hoplomyoides Tate 1939
Species Proechimys kulinae da Silva 1998
Species Proechimys longicaudatus (Rengger 1830)
Species Proechimys magdalenae Hershkovitz 1948
Species Proechimys mincae J. A. Allen 1899
Species Proechimys oconnelli J. A. Allen 1913
Species Proechimys pattoni da Silva 1998
Species Proechimys poliopus Osgood 1914
Species Proechimys quadruplicatus Hershkovitz 1948
Species Proechimys roberti Thomas 1901
Species Proechimys semispinosus (Tomes 1860)
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. semispinosus Tomes 1860
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. burrus Bang 1901
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. calidior Thomas 1911
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. centralis Thomas 1896
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. colombianus Thomas 1914
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. goldmani Bole 1937
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. ignotus Kellogg 1946
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. panamensis Thomas 1900
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. rosa Thomas 1900
Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. rubellus Hollister 1914
Species Proechimys simonsi Thomas 1900
Species Proechimys steerei Goldman 1911
Species Proechimys trinitatus (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)
Species Proechimys urichi J. A. Allen 1899
Discussion: Traditionally divided into 2 subgenera, Proechimys and Trinomys (Moojen, 1948; Thomas, 1921 f; Woods, 1993) but Trinomys was elevated to a genus by Lara et al. (1996). Proechimys represents one of the most diverse groups of Neotropical rodents with 63 named forms. Reviewed, in part, by Reig et al. (1980), Gardner and Emmons (1984), and Patton (1987). May include Hoplomys (see Patton and Reig, 1989; Lara et al., 1996). The species-level taxonomy of the group is controversial, and in need of a major revision. Gardner and Emmons (1984) and Patton (1987) grouped taxa into species groups. Further revision of the genus is in progress by J. Patton (pers. comm.).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, pp. 1575-1592 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1584, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535