Lund's Atlantic Tree Rat
Phyllomys lundi Leite, 2003
Also calledLund-Kistenbaumratte (deu) · Rat-épineux de Lund (fra) · Rato-da-árvore-Atlântico (por) · liścioszczur samotny (pol) · ルンドキノボリトゲネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Publ. Zool., Univ. Cal. Press vol.132 p.19
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: One of the smallest species in the genus; possibly related to P. nigrispinus.
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
distribution
Distribution: Known only from two localities 200 km apart in southern Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, 4 km SE Passa Vinte, Fazenda do Bené (22 o 14 ’ S, 44 o 12 ’ W, elev. 680 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information are available for this species, but Lund’s 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 4262933.