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Taxonomy
Proechimys was named by Allen (1899). It is extant.
It was assigned to Octodontidae by Palmer (1904); to Heteropsomyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968); to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004); and to Octodontoidea by Arnal and Vucetich (2015).
It was assigned to Octodontidae by Palmer (1904); to Heteropsomyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968); to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004); and to Octodontoidea by Arnal and Vucetich (2015).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1899 | Proechimys Allen |
1904 | Proechimys Palmer p. 863 |
1968 | Proechimys Patterson and Pascual |
2004 | Proechimys Carvalho and Salles |
2015 | Proechimys Arnal and Vucetich |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Proechimys Allen 1899 [spiny rat]
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Proechimys oconnelli Allen 1913
†Proechimys ponderosus Rovereto 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available