Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi), recorded as Endangered
Giant Atlantic tree-rat (Phyllomys thomasi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Giant Atlantic tree-rat

Phyllomys thomasi

The giant Atlantic tree-rat is a spiny rat species from Brazil.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Phyllomys thomasi
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Echimyidae · Phyllomys

The rodent

Rodents have ever-growing incisors. Species here are wild forms with a threat category — chipmunks, mole-rats, deer mice.

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to São Sebastião Island off the coast of São Paulo State. The island is largely protected by the Ilhabela State Park.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Giant Atlantic tree-rat is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Giant Atlantic tree-rat — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q302755. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Giant Atlantic tree-rat?
The giant Atlantic tree-rat is a spiny rat species from Brazil. It is endemic to São Sebastião Island off the coast of São Paulo State.
What is the conservation status of Giant Atlantic tree-rat?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Phyllomys thomasi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Giant Atlantic tree-rat live?
It is endemic to São Sebastião Island off the coast of São Paulo State.
Why is Giant Atlantic tree-rat in crisis?
The giant Atlantic tree-rat is a spiny rat species from Brazil.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Phyllomys thomasi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Giant Atlantic tree-rat a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.