Phyllomys
Encyclopedia
Phyllomys is a genus
of arboreal spiny rat
, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert/mammals/pdf/lhe1.pdf. There are thirteen named species
in the genus. These species have frequently been placed in the genus Echimys
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of arboreal spiny rat
Spiny rat
The spiny rats are a group of hystricognath rodents in the family Echimyidae. They are distributed from central Central America through much of South America. They were also found in the West Indies until the 19th century...
, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert/mammals/pdf/lhe1.pdf. There are thirteen named species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the genus. These species have frequently been placed in the genus Echimys
Echimys
Echimys is a genus of spiny rat. Members of the genus are collectively called Spiny Tree-rats as they are arboreal and have pronounced spines.-Classification:The genus contains three extant species...
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- 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