Phyllomys
| Phyllomys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| 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][2] 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 (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.
- ^ Phyllomys
- 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.