Latitudinal range: -4.1° to 4.8°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in two samples

Colombia: Palmar de Altamira (bosque)

Peru: Iquitos–Nauta Highway

See also Proechimys, Proechimys brevicauda, Proechimys cayennensis, Proechimys cuvieri, Proechimys goeldii, Proechimys guairae, Proechimys guyannensis, Proechimys longicaudatus, Proechimys oconnelli, Proechimys quadruplicatus, Proechimys roberti, Proechimys semispinosus, Proechimys setosus, Proechimys simonsi, Proechimys sp., Proechimys sp. 1, Proechimys spp.