AnAge entry for Proechimys guyannensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02600)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Echimyidae
                    Genus: Proechimys
Species: Proechimys guyannensis
Common name: Cayenne spiny rat
Synonyms: Proechimys cayennensis, Proechimys warreni

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals have been known to live up to 1.7 years. Captives have been kept for 3.5 years [0434], though more detailed studies are necessary before maximum longevity can be correctly estimated.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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