Phyllomys blainvillii (Jordan 1837)

[Phyllomys] blainvillii (Jordan 1837), C. R. Hebdomadaires des Seances de L'Academie des Sciences, 15: 522.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, Isla de Deos; restricted to Seabra (ca. 12 o 25’S, 41 o 46’W) by Emmons et al. (2002) .

Vernacular Names: Golden Atlantic Tree-rat.

Synonyms: Phyllomys blainvillei Wagner 1840 .

Distribution: NE Brazil, S Ceara to N Minas Gerais.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as Echimys blainvilei (sic). Most abundant species of Phyllomys in museum collections.

Discussion: Name incorrectly spelled as blainvillei by Wagner (1840). Karyotype has 2n=50 and FN=94 (Leite, 2003).