Phyllomys medius Thomas 1909

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1581

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scientific name	Phyllomys medius Thomas 1909
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Phyllomys medius Thomas 1909 View in CoL

Phyllomys medius Thomas 1909 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 239.

Type Locality: Brazil, Paraná, Serra do Mar, Roça Nova (25°28’S, 49°01’W, elev. 1000 m); as amended by Emmons et al. (2002). GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Long-furred Atlantic Tree-rat.

Distribution: Mainly along the coast in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul, extends west into Araucaria forest in Paraná (S Brazil).

Discussion: Cabrera (1961) considered medius a subspecies of blainvillii but Emmons et al. (2002) and Leite (2003) documented species status. Karyotype has 2n=96 ( Leite, 2003).

Leite, Y. L. R. 2003. Evolution and systematics of the Atlantic tree rats, genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), with description of two new species. University of California Publications in Zoology, 132: 1 - 133.