• Source: Sucre spiny rat

The Sucre spiny-rat (Proechimys urichi) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.




Phylogeny


Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences showed that P. urichi belongs to the so-called trinitatus group of Proechimys species, and shares closer phylogenetic affinities with the other members of this clade: P. trinitatus, P. mincae, P. guairae, P. poliopus, P. magdalenae, P. chrysaeolus, and P. hoplomyoides.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sucre spiny rat
• Sucre (disambiguation)
• Nutria
• Painted tree-rat
• Myocastorini
• Tome's spiny rat
• Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat
• Hairy Atlantic spiny rat
• Spiked Atlantic spiny rat
• Plain brush-tailed rat