Proechimys quadruplicatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
RODENTIA |
ECHIMYIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Proechimys quadruplicatus |
| Species Authority: |
Hershkovitz, 1948 |
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Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Proechimys amphichoricus Moojen, 1948
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
Ochoa, J. & Aguillera, M. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, and although it is relatively rare it occurs in many protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Lower Risk/least concern
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This is a lowland species; it occur in the Amazonian region of eastern Ecuador, northern Peru, and southeast Colombia east across south Venezuela and adjacent Brazil to the vicinity of Manaus, west of Rio Negro (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005).
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| Countries: |
Native:
Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Venezuela
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
In Ecuador this species is uncommon (D. Tirira pers. comm.) and in Venezuela it is rare when sympatric with P. guyannensis (J. Ochoa pers. comm.).
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species occurs in primary forest and occasionally secondary and gallery forest (J. Ochoa pers. comm.).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
There are no major threats to this species at this time (J. Ochoa pers. comm.).
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in several protected areas. No conservation measures are needed for this species at this time.
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