Phyllomys dasythrix

Hensel, 1872

Drab 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hensel, R. 1872. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Säugethiere Süd-Brasiliens. Buchdrückerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, 130 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561843

Original name as described

Phyllomys dasythrix

Other common names

Drab Atlantic Tree Rat

Type material

ZMB 38800

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Rio Grande do Sul, Süd-Brasiliens." Restricted L. H. Emmons and colleagues in 2002 to "Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 30°04'S 51°07'W."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001429

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phyllomys dasythrix

Hensel, 1872

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

dasythrix

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 38800

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561843

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Emmons, Leite, Kock & Costa (2002:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60879207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3051)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Iack-Ximenes, Vivo & Percequillo (2005:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57363276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3015)
  4. Emmons (2006:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2993)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6980/22210109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nelomys dasythrix

(O. Thomas, 1916)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

dasythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129815

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1916:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19823)

Echimys dasythrix

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

dasythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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