Orange-brown Atlantic tree-rat
The orange-brown Atlantic tree-rat or red-nosed tree-rat (Phyllomys brasiliensis), is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil.
| Orange-brown Atlantic tree-rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Phyllomys |
| Species: | P. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllomys brasiliensis Lund, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echimys brasiliensis Lund, 1840 | |
References
- Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Phyllomys brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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