Simons's spiny rat
Species of mammals belonging to the spiny rat family of rodents
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Simons's spiny rat (Proechimys simonsi) is a spiny rat species[2] found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was named for American scientific collector Perry O. Simons.[3]
| Proechimys simonsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Myocastorini |
| Genus: | Proechimys |
| Species: | P. simonsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Proechimys simonsi Thomas, 1900 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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P. hendeei Thomas, 1926 | |
Phylogeny
Morphological characters and mitochondrial (cytochrome b) DNA sequences showed that P. simonsi represents one independent evolutionary lineage within the genus Proechimys, without clear phylogenetic affinity for any of the six major groups of species.[4][5][6][7]
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| The cladogram has been reconstructed from morphological characters and mitochondrial DNA sequences.[4][5][8][7] |