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SPECIES Phyllomys brasiliensis

Author:Lund, 1840.
Citation:Ann. Sci. Nat. (Zool.), Paris, sér. 2, 12: 208.
Common Name:Orange-brown Atlantic Tree-rat
Type Locality:Brazil, Minas Gerais, cave (Lapa das Quatro Bocas) near Lagos Santa.
Distribution:Valleys of the Paraopeba and das Velhas Rivers in Minas Gerais state (S Brazil).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Echimys brasiliensis.
Comments:Cabrera (1961:540) considered Phyllomys brasiliensis a nomen nudum; but see Emmons et al. (2002).
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    armatus Winge, 1887
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