The giant Atlantic tree-rat (''Phyllomys thomasi'') is a
spiny rat species from
Brazil. It is
endemic to
São Sebastião Island off the coast of
São Paulo State. The island is largely protected by the
Ilhabela State Park
The Ilhabela State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Ilhabela) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It protects an area of Atlantic Forest on an archipelago in the South Atlantic off the northeast coast of the state, including most of ...
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References
Phyllomys
Taxa named by Hermann von Ihering
Mammals of Brazil
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Mammals described in 1897
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