Simons's spiny rat (''Proechimys simonsi'') is a spiny rat species found in

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, Colombia,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It was named for American scientific collector

Perry O. Simons Perry Oveitt Simons (October 6, 1869 – 1901) was an American scientific collection, scientific collector. He predominantly worked in the Neotropics. Early life and education Simons was born on October 6, 1869, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He ...

Phylogeny

Morphological characters and mitochondrial (

cytochrome b Cytochrome b within both molecular and cell biology, is a protein found in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells. It functions as part of the electron transport chain and is the main subunit of transmembrane cytochrome bc1 and b6f complexes. ...

) DNA sequences showed that ''P. simonsi'' represents one independent evolutionary lineage within the genus ''Proechimys'', without clear phylogenetic affinity for any of the six major groups of species.

References

Proechimys Mammals of Colombia Fauna of the Amazon Mammals described in 1900 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Echimyidae-stub