Guyenne spiny rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Guyenne spiny rat Proechimys guyannensis Least concern

Where the guyenne spiny rat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 167 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

No free-licence photo of a live animal was found on Wikimedia Commons.

Scientific name	Proechimys guyannensis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the guyenne spiny rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the guyenne spiny rat in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the guyenne spiny rat endangered?

The guyenne spiny rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the guyenne spiny rat?

The guyenne spiny rat (Proechimys guyannensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Proechimys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the guyenne spiny rat

The Guyenne spiny-rat (Proechimys guyannensis) or Cayenne spiny rat, is a spiny rat species found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Guyenne spiny rat (revision 1314917543), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1051966 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).