Giant tree rat
| Giant tree rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Echimyinae |
| Genus: | Toromys Iack-Ximenes, De Vivo & Percequillo 2005 |
| Species: | T. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Toromys grandis (Wagner, 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Loncheres grandis Wagner, 1845 | |
The giant tree rat (Toromys grandis) is a species in the family Echimyidae, the spiny rats. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Toromys. It is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the flooded forest along the banks of the Amazon River and its tributaries.[1]
This species was formerly considered to be a member of the genera Loncheres and Makalata. In 2005 it was reclassified as the only member of the new genus Toromys.[2]
References
- 1 2 Percequillo, A. & Patton, J. 2008. Toromys grandis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. Downloaded on 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Iack-Ximenes, De Vivo & Percequillo 2005. A new genus for Loncheres grandis Wagner, 1845, with taxonomic comments on other arboreal echimyids (Rodentia, Echimyidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro), 63(1), 89-112.
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