Callistomys pictus (Pictet 1841)

[Nelomys] pictus Pictet 1841, Not. Anim. Nouv. Mus. Geneve: 29.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Painted Tree-rat.

Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Echimys pictus .

Discussion: Previously included in the genus Isothrix (Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1940; Patton and Emmons, 1985; Waterhouse, 1848), Nelomys (Goldman, 1916; Pictet, 1843; Thomas, 1916 e, f), or Echimys (Moojen, 1952; Tate, 1935), but placed in a new genus, Callistomys, by Emmons and Vucetich (1998).