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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA
--> INFRAORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
--> FAMILY Echimyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Echimyinae
--> GENUS Phyllomys
SPECIES Phyllomys unicolor
| Author: | Wagner, 1842. | | Citation: | Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 361. | | Common Name: | Short-furred Atlantic Tree-rat | | Type Locality: | "Brasilia"; restricted by Emmons et al. (2002) to Bahia, 50 km SW Caravelas, Colonia Leopoldina (now Helvecia) (17o48’S, 39o39’W, elev. 59 m). | | Distribution: | Known only from the type locality. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Echimys unicolor. | | Comments: | According to Cabrera (1961:543), Thomas believed that unicolor was a synonym of brasiliensis. Emmons et al. (2002) suggested that the affinities of unicolor may be with medius, with which it shares many features. |
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