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 guyannensis
Proechimys guyannensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Proechimys guyannensis: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as P. warreni
Comment:
Comments: Hershkovitz (1948a) resurrected guyannensis E. Geoffroy, 1803 for this species as this name antedates cayennensis. Patton (1987) included cherriei, roberti, vacillator, oris, warreni, boimensis, arescens, riparum, and arabupu, but suggested that taxa from south of the Amazon were likely a different species from those to the north. Weksler et al. (2001) confirmed this opinion on morphological, karyotypic, and molecular grounds, and showed that P. roberti was the best name to apply to that sp...