Long-furred Atlantic Tree Rat
Phyllomys medius (Thomas, 1909)
Also calledLanghaar-Kistenbaumratte (deu) · LanghaarKistenbaumratte (deu) · Rat-épineux a long poil (fra) · Rato-da-árvore-Atlântico (por) · liścioszczur długowłosy (pol) · ケナガキノボリトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.4 p.239
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Cabrera (1961) considered medius a subspecies of blainvillii but Emmons et al. (2002) and Leite (2003) documented species status. Karyotype has 2 n = 96 (Leite, 2003).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: Mainly along the coast in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul, extends west into Araucaria forest in Paraná (S Brazil).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Paraná, Serra do Mar, Roça Nova (25 ° 28 ’ S, 49 ° 01 ’ W, elev. 1000 m); as amended by Emmons et al. (2002).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Longfurred Atlantic tree-rats are probably nocturnal.
Echimyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4262930.