Sucre spiny rat
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The Sucre spiny-rat (Proechimys urichi) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.[1] It is endemic to Venezuela.
Phylogeny
Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences showed that P. urichi 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. magdalenae, P. chrysaeolus, and P. hoplomyoides.[2][3][4][5]
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