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Napo Spiny-rat
species of mammal
Proechimys
Proechimys is a genus of South American spiny rats of the family Echimyidae. All species of the genus are terrestrial. In the lowland Neotropical forests, Proechimys rodents are often the most abundant non-volant mammals. They are recognizable by reason of their elongated heads and long rostra, large and erect ears, narrow and long hind feet, and tails always shorter than head-and-body lengths. The dorsal pelage comprises a mixture of expanded, varyingly stiffened spines (or aristiforms) — hence the vernacular name of spiny rats — and soft hairs (or setiforms).

Tome's spiny-rat
species of mammal

Trinidad Spiny Rat
species of mammal

Simon's Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Sucre Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Long-tailed Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Short-tailed Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Steere's Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Guyenne spiny rat
species of mammal

Cuvier's spiny rat
species of mammal

Guyanan spiny rat
species of mammal

Colombian spiny rat
species of mammal

Roberto's Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Boyacá spiny rat
species of mammal

O'Connell's Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Minca Spiny Rat
species of mammal

Pacific Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Guaira spiny rat
species of mammal

Gray-footed spiny rat
species of mammal

Magdalena Spiny Rat
species of mammal

Proechimys goeldii
species of mammal

Gardner's Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Kulina Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Patton's Spiny-rat
species of mammal

Stiff-spine Spiny-rat
species of mammal