Phyllomys
thumb | right | alt=Giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi) at Ilhabela-SP, Brasil | Giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi) at Ilhabela-SP, Brasil Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil.
Species
Giant Atlantic Tree Rat
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyEchimyidae
Conservationendangered
Observations12
via GBIF
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Phylogeny
- Systematics
- References
thumb | right | alt=Giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi) at Ilhabela-SP, Brasil | Giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi) at Ilhabela-SP, Brasil Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil.
The etymology of the genus name derives from the two ancient greek words (), meaning "plant leaf", and (), meaning "mouse, rat".