Phyllomys centralis
L. F. Machado, Loss, Paz, E. M. Vieira, F. P. Rodrigues, & Marinho-Filho, 2018
Central Atlantic Tree-rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Echimyinae |
| Tribe | : Echimyini |
| Genus | : Phyllomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Machado, L.F., Loss, A.C., Paz, A., Vieira, E.M., Rodrigues, F.P. and Marinho-Filho, J. 2018-04-03. Phylogeny and biogeography of Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) reveal a new species from the Cerrado and suggest Miocene connections of the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. Journal of Mammalogy 99(2):377-396.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy015Original name as described
Phyllomys centralis
Type material
UNB 3820
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Fazenda Água Limpa (15° 57' 04.42" S, 47° 57' 48.85" W), APA Gama Cabeça de Veado, 1100 m, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Machado, L. F., Loss, A. C., Paz, A., Vieira, E. M., Rodrigues, F. P., & Marinho-Filho, J. (2018). Phylogeny and biogeography of Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) reveal a new species from the Cerrado and suggest Miocene connections of the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. Journal of Mammalogy, 99(2), 377-396.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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