Simon's Spiny Rat (Proechimys simonsi)

About Simon's Spiny Rat (Proechimys simonsi)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Rodents
• Family: Spiny Rats, Hutia, and Nutria

Simons's spiny rat is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was named for American scientific collector Perry O. Simons.