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SPECIES Phyllomys blainvillii

Author:Jordan, 1837.
Citation:Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de L’Academie des Sciences, 15: 522.
Common Name:Golden Atlantic Tree-rat
Type Locality:Brazil, Bahia, Isla de Deos; restricted to Seabra (ca. 12o25’S, 41o46’W) by Emmons et al. (2002).
Distribution:NE Brazil, S Ceara to N Minas Gerais.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as Echimys blainvilei (sic). Most abundant species of Phyllomys in museum collections.
Comments:Name incorrectly spelled as blainvillei by Wagner (1840). Karyotype has 2n=50 and FN=94 (Leite, 2003).
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