Phyllomys Lund 1839 (Atlantic tree-rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Echimyinae according to G. E. Iack-Ximenes et al. 2005
See also Carvalho and Salles 2004
Sister taxa: Callistomys, Echimys, Makalata
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (11 collections)
• Miocene of Brazil (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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