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Short-tailed spiny rat

Proechimys brevicauda (Günther, 1877)

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Cordillera Central (Peru) - Norte Peru
Cordillera Huanguruncho Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Central Andes) Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Peru) Bolivia, Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Peru) - Norte Peru
Cordillera Azul Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Peru) - Norte (nn) Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Peru) - Sur Bolivia, Peru
Cordillera Carabaya Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Peru) - Sur (nn) Bolivia, Peru
Cerros del Sira Peru
Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia) - Norte Bolivia, Peru
Cordillera Real (Bolivia) Bolivia
Cordillera Real (Bolivia) (nn) Bolivia
Cordillera de Apolobamba Bolivia, Peru
Cordillera Quimsa Cruz Bolivia
Sierras Subandinas (Bolivia) - Norte Bolivia, Peru
Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cordillera Cutucu Occidental Ecuador
Cordillera del Cóndor Ecuador, Peru
Cordillera Cutucú Oriental Ecuador, Peru
Cerros Campanquís Ecuador, Peru
Serranía de los Churumbelos Colombia
Sierra del Divisor Brazil, Peru
Serra dos Pacaás Novos Brazil

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