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SPECIES Phyllomys medius

Author:Thomas, 1909.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 239.
Common Name:Long-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
Type Locality:Brazil, Paraná, Serra do Mar, Roça Nova (25°28’S, 49°01’W, elev. 1000 m); as amended by Emmons et al. (2002).
Distribution:Mainly along the coast in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul, extends west into Araucaria forest in Paraná (S Brazil).
Comments:Cabrera (1961) considered medius a subspecies of blainvillii but Emmons et al. (2002) and Leite (2003) documented species status. Karyotype has 2n=96 (Leite, 2003).
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