Phyllomys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
Genus: | Phyllomys Lund, 1839 |
Species | |
Phyllomys blainvilii |
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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.