AnAge entry for Proechimys guairae

Classification (HAGRID: 02599)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Echimyidae
                    Genus: Proechimys
Species: Proechimys guairae
Common name: Guaira spiny rat, or Quaira spiny rat

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been reported that they can live up to 7 years in captivity [0434], but this has not been verified and could have been a result of confusion with the Andean spiny rat (Proechimys gularis).

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves