Giant Atlantic tree-rat
The giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi) is a spiny rat species from South America. The species is endemic to São Sebastião Island off the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil, which is protected by the Ilhabela State Park.[2]
| Giant Atlantic tree-rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Phyllomys |
| Species: | P. thomasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllomys thomasi (Ihering, 1897) | |
References
- Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Phyllomys thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Parque Estadual de Ilhabela (in Portuguese), Parque Estadual de Ilhabela, retrieved 2016-12-23
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