Phyllomys
| Phyllomys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Genus: | Phyllomys Lund, 1839 |
| Species | |
|
Phyllomys blainvilii | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Loncheres Lichtenstein, 1820 | |
Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil.[1] There are thirteen named species in the genus. These species have frequently been placed in the genus Echimys.
- Phyllomys blainvilii - Golden Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys brasiliensis - Orange-brown Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys dasythrix - Drab Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys kerri - Kerr's Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys lamarum - Pallid Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys lundi - Lund's Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys mantiqueirensis - Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys medius - Long-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys nigrispinus - Black-spined Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys pattoni - Rusty-sided Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys sulinus
- Phyllomys thomasi - Giant Atlantic Tree-rat
- Phyllomys unicolor - Short-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
References
- ↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Phyllomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1580–1582. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Eisenberg, J. F.; Redford, K. H. (May 15, 2000). Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. University of Chicago Press. pp. 487–488. ISBN 978-0-226-19542-1. OCLC 493329394.
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