Phyllomys sulinus

The southern Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys sulinus) is a species of spiny rat from South America, described in 2008.^[1] It is found in the subtropical region of southern Brazil, from the states of São Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul.

Southern Atlantic tTree-rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	Echimyinae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Phyllomys
Species:	P. sulinus
Binomial name
Phyllomys sulinus Leite, Christoff and Fagundes, 2008[1]
Synonyms
Phyllomys aff. dasythrix

The etymology of the species name derives from the Portuguese word sul, meaning "south", and pertains to its southern geographic range.