NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Short-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
Phyllomys unicolor (Wagner, 1842)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phyllomys unicolor (Wagner, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Wagner, 1842)
- Common name
- Short-furred Atlantic Tree-rat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Echimyidae
- Genus
- Phyllomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
- infraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855
- familyEchimyidae Gray, 1825
- subfamilyEchimyinae Gray, 1825
- tribeEchimyini Gray, 1825
- genusPhyllomys Lund, 1839
- speciesPhyllomys unicolor (Wagner, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phyllomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys brasiliensis Lund, 1840 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drab Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys dasythrix Hensel, 1872 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallid Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys lamarum (Thomas, 1916) | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantiqueira Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys mantiqueirensis Leite, 2003 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-furred Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys medius (Thomas, 1909) | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-spined Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys nigrispinus (Wagner, 1842) | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Central Brazilian Spiny Tree RatPhyllomys centralis Machado, Loss, Paz, Viera, Rodrigues & Marinho-Filho, 2018 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sourthern Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys sulinus Leite, Christoff & Fagundes, 2008 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys blainvilii (Jourdan, 1837) | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kerr's Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys kerri (Moojen, 1950) | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lund's Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys lundi Leite, 2003 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Patton's Atlantic Tree-ratPhyllomys pattoni Emmons, Leite, Kock & Costa, 2002 | EchimyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Loncheres unicolor Wagner, 1842 Wagner, 1842 | synonym |
| Echimys unicolor (Wagner, 1842) (Wagner, 1842) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=825364 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4H7XV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.