Phyllomys
Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil.
| Phyllomys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Phyllomys Lund, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Nelomys blainvilii | |
| Species | |
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Phyllomys blainvilii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Loncheres Lichtenstein, 1820 | |
The etymology of the genus name derives from the two ancient greek words φύλλον (phúllon), meaning "plant leaf", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".
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