Lund's Atlantic tree-rat
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| Lund's Atlantic tree-rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Phyllomys |
| Species: | P. lundi
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| Phyllomys lundi , 2003
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Lund's Atlantic tree-rat, (Phyllomys lundi), is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil.[2]
Etymology[]
Environment[]
Habitat[]
The Atlantic Tree Rat thrives in a broad-leaf evergreen rain forest with a lush undergrowth. It is best with a secondary forest; a forest that has regrown after an event cleared some of the growth for new growth to start. [2]
Effects on its Ecosystem[]
Characteristics[]
Behavioral[]
Mating[]
Physical[]
Conservation status[]
Phyllomys lundi is considered endangered by the IUCN's red list.[2] This is because Atlantic Tree Rats are only found in 2 places in an extremely fragmented forest habitat and its decreasing habitat.[2]
Population Trend[]
Not only is the population decreasing in number, it is also becoming more fragmented. Specific details about the population are unknown.[2]
Causes[]
Its main danger is the fragmentation and degradation of the forests that it lives in due to logging.[2]
Actions Taken for its Conser[]
vation[]
The Atlantic Tree Rat is found in the "Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas" reserve in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
References[]
- ^ Leite, Y.; Loss, C. (2016). "Phyllomys lundi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136400A22210553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136400A22210553.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Leite, Y.L.R. 2003. "Evolution and Systematics of the Atlantic Tree rats, Genus Phyllomys, with Description of Two New Species". Berkeley: University of California Press. 118
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Phyllomys
- Mammals described in 2003
- Spiny rat stubs