Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2035
Reference for:
Proechimys brevicauda
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Proechimys brevicauda
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Proechimys brevicauda
Proechimys brevicauda: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Proechimys brevicauda: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as P. brevicauda, P. bolivianus, and P. gularis
Comment:
Comments: Listed as a subspecies of longicaudatus by Cabrera (1961:524) and as a member of the longicaudatus group by Patton (1987), but treated as a species by Patton et al. (2000). Karyotype has 2n=28-30 and FN=48-50 (Gardner and Emmons, 1984; Patton et al., 2000). Likely polytypic, as Gardner and Emmons (1984) suggested gularis is a separate species based on karyotypic grounds and Patton et al. (2000) suggested that elassopus is also distinct, based on morphological and molecular criteria. Anderso...