Long-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
Phyllomys medius
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Echimyidae
Phyllomys medius est une espèce de rongeurs de la famille des Echimyidae. Ce petit mammifère est un rat épineux arboricole. endémique du Brésil, on ne le rencontre que dans des forêts situées entre São Paulo, Porto Alegre et Rio de Janeiro, mais où on suppose qu'il est encore abondant.
The long-furred Atlantic tree-rat or Thomas's Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys medius), is a spiny rat species found in Brazil. In recent years, this species have unveiled itself in different parts of Brazil where researchers and scientists are still closely looking into due to lack of knowledge on this species. The Phyllomys medius is closely related to two other species that have recently been connected to the long furred Atlantic tree rat due to similarities in physical characteristics and DNA.
Phyllomys medius es una especie de roedor de la familia Echimyidae. Distribución geográfica Se encuentra en Sudamérica: Brasil Referencias Infonatura Archivado el 24 de junio de 2009 en Wayback Machine. Woods, C.
Distribution
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