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Atlantic Tree Rats
Phyllomys
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 φύλλον (phúllon), meaning "plant leaf", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Giant Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys thomasi
Rusty-sided Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys pattoni
Golden Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys blainvilii
Southern Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys sulinus
Pallid Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys lamarum
Long-furred Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys medius
Lund's Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys lundi
Drab Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys dasythrix
Unicolored Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys unicolor
Central Atlantic Tree-rat
speciesPhyllomys centralis
Black-spined Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys nigrispinus
Red-nosed Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys brasiliensis
Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys mantiqueirensis
Kerr's Atlantic Tree Rat
speciesPhyllomys kerri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71897.