Black-spined_Atlantic_tree-rat

Black-spined Atlantic tree-rat

Black-spined Atlantic tree-rat

Species of rodent

The black-spined Atlantic tree-rat, (Phyllomys nigrispinus), is a South American spiny rat species in the family Echimyidae. It is found in southeastern Brazil, where it inhabits moist broadleaf forest and semideciduous forest in the Atlantic Forest region.[1] It is arboreal and is believed to build nests of leaves in trees.[1] Its karyotype has 2n=52.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Leite, Y.; Loss, C. (2016). "Phyllomys nigrispinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6984A22210294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6984A22210294.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1581. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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