Montane Atlantic Forest rat

Montane Atlantic Forest rat
Montane Atlantic Forest rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Delomys
Species: D. collinus
Thomas, 1917
Binomial name
Delomys collinus

The montane Atlantic Forest rat (Delomys collinus) is a rodent species from South America. It is endemic to part of the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil, where it is found at elevations from 1000 to 2700 m.[1]

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