Pallid Atlantic Tree Rat
Phyllomys lamarum (Thomas, 1916)
Also calledHelle Kistenbaumratte (deu) · Rat-épineux pale (fra) · Rato-Coendú-de-Lamarão (por) · Rato-da-árvore-Atlântico (por) · lamaraonpiikkirotta (fin) · liścioszczur blady (pol) · パリドキノボリトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.18 p.297
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, about 70 miles (113 km) NW Salvador, Lamarão; as amended by Emmons et al. (2002).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Pallid Atlantic Tree-rats are probably nocturnal.
Echimyidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Pallid Atlantic Tree-rat is arboreal and probably solitary.
Echimyidae
breeding
Breeding. A pregnant Pallid Atlantic Tree-rat carrying two embryos was caught in May at Lamarao, Bahia, Brazil. Pallid Atlantic Tree-rats typically nest aboveground, usually in tree hollows.
Echimyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4262929.