Proechimys simonsi (Simons’ Spiny Rat)
Proechimys simonsi Thomas, 1900
It is one of the largest species of the genus. Body elongated, face narrow and slender, ears long. The dorsum is darker along the midline and the flanks are paler; the rump is the darkest area owing to the presence of black hairs and dark brown spines. The ventral region, the jaw and the sides of…
