Proechimys brevicauda (Short-tailed Spiny Rat)
Proechimys brevicauda (Günther, 1877)
It is a medium-sized species among the spiny rats. The pelage of the dorsum, head and haunches is reddish brown. The spines are stiff, aristiform, thin and short but with an elongated tip. Along the sides there is a lateral line demarcating the dorsal from the ventral pelage; in Ecuador the venter…
