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Phyllomys

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Phyllomys
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Phyllomys

Lund, 1839
Species

Phyllomys blainvilii
Phyllomys brasiliensis
Phyllomys dasythrix
Phyllomys kerri
Phyllomys lamarum
Phyllomys lundi
Phyllomys mantiqueirensis
Phyllomys medius
Phyllomys nigrispinus
Phyllomys pattoni
Phyllomys sulinus
Phyllomys thomasi
Phyllomys unicolor

Synonyms

Loncheres Lichtenstein, 1820

Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil.[1][1] There are thirteen named species in the genus. These species have frequently been placed in the genus Echimys.

References

  1. ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Phyllomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.