Phyllomys

Phyllomys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Echimyinae
Genus:	Phyllomys Lund, 1839
Species
Phyllomys blainvilii Phyllomys brasiliensis Phyllomys dasythrix Phyllomys kerri Phyllomys lamarum Phyllomys lundi Phyllomys mantiqueirensis Phyllomys medius Phyllomys nigrispinus Phyllomys pattoni Phyllomys sulinus Phyllomys thomasi Phyllomys unicolor
Synonyms
Loncheres Lichtenstein, 1820

Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil [1]. There are thirteen named species in the genus. These species have frequently been placed in the genus Echimys.

• Phyllomys blainvilii - Golden Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys brasiliensis - Orange-brown Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys dasythrix - Drab Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys kerri - Kerr's Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys lamarum - Pallid Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys lundi - Lund's Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys mantiqueirensis - Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys medius - Long-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys nigrispinus - Black-spined Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys pattoni - Rusty-sided Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys sulinus
• Phyllomys thomasi - Giant Atlantic Tree-rat
• Phyllomys unicolor - Short-furred Atlantic Tree-rat

References

• Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.