Magdalena spiny rat [SEP] parent taxon
Magdalena spiny rat
The Magdalena spiny rat (Proechimys magdalenae) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Phylogeny.
Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences showed that "P. magdalenae" belongs to the so-called "trinitatus" group of "Proechimys" species, and shares closer phylogenetic affinities with the other members of this clade: "P. trinitatus", "P. mincae", "P. guairae", "P. poliopus", "P. chrysaeolus",
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- one species of spiny rat, "Phyllomys pattoni", in 2002.
- two species of oryzomyine rodents, "Oryzomys acritus", in 2005, and "Oecomys sydandersoni", in 2009.
- one species of rat, "Pithecheirops otion", in 1993.
- one species of didelphid marsupial, "", in 2012.
She also introduced the new taxon name "Olallamys" for a genus of spiny rats.
Taxonomic patronym.
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