Phyllomys sulinus
Y. L. R. Leite, A. U. Christoff, & Fagundes, 2008
Southern 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
Leite, Y.L.R., Christoff, A.U. and Fagundes, V. 2008-08-15. A new species of Atlantic Forest tree rat, genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae) from southern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 89(4):845-851.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-343.1Original name as described
Phyllomys sulinus
Other common names
Southern Atlantic Tree Rat
Type material
MZUSP 33474
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"South bank of the Uruguay River, municipality of Aratiba, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 27°23'39"S 52°18'01"W, 420 m elevation."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Leite, Y. L., Christoff, A. U., & Fagundes, V. (2008). A new species of Atlantic Forest tree rat, genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae) from southern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(4), 845-851.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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