Phyllomys

Phyllomys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Echimyinae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Phyllomys; Lund, 1839
Type species
	Nelomys blainvilii;
Species
	Phyllomys blainvilii; Phyllomys brasiliensis; Phyllomys dasythrix; Phyllomys kerri; Phyllomys lamarum; Phyllomys lundi; Phyllomys mantiqueirensis; Phyllomys medius; Phyllomys nigrispinus; Phyllomys pattoni; Phyllomys sulinus; Phyllomys thomasi; Phyllomys unicolor
Synonyms
	Loncheres Lichtenstein, 1820

Phyllomys is a genus of arboreal spiny rat, geographically restricted to the forests of eastern Brazil.^[1]^[2]

The etymology of the genus name derives from the two ancient greek words φύλλον (phúllon), meaning "plant leaf", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".^[3]^[4]

^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Phyllomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1580–1582. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ "Phyllomys" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285.
^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[MSW3-1] Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Phyllomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1580–1582. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[2] "Phyllomys" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

[3] Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285.

[4] Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

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