Proechimys canicollis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	ECHIMYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Proechimys canicollis

Species Authority

Intra-specific Authority:

(J.A. Allen, 1899)

Common Name/s:

English

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Colombian Spiny Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Gómez-Laverde, M. & 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, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

Lower Risk/least concern (MOST RECENT-NEEDS UPDATING)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the northwest Venezuela and north central Colombia, around the foothills of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Aguillera 1979; Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). It is a lowland species; it is found from sea level to 300 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Colombia; Venezuela

Population [top]

Population:	It is an abundant species (M. Gómez-Laverde pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This spiny rat is found in deciduous forest or on forest edge. This rat is nocturnal, terrestrial and solitary. It feeds on seeds, fruit, fungi, and a few leaves and insects. It is tolerant to habitat degradation.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species (M. Gómez-Laverde pers. comm.).

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species (M. Gómez-Laverde pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species occurs in several protected areas. No conservation measures are needed for this species.

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in several protected areas. No conservation measures are needed for this species.

Citation:	IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 October 2008.
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