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Unveiling the identity of Kerr's Atlantic tree rat, Phyllomys kerri (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

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Autor(es):
de Abreu-Junior, Edson Fiedler [1] ; Percequillo, Alexandre Reis [2, 1] ; Geise, Lena [3] ; Leite, Yuri L. R. [4] ; Loss, Ana Carolina [4]
Número total de Autores: 5
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Lab Mamiferos, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Av Padua Dias 11, Caixa Postal 9, BR-13418900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD - England
[3] Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Lab Mastozool, R Sao Francisco Xavier 524, BR-20550900 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Espirito Santo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Lab Mastozool & Biogeog, Av Fernando Ferrari 514, BR-29075910 Vitoria, ES - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Mammalian Biology; v. 91, p. 57-70, JUL 2018.
Citações Web of Science: 0
Resumo

Arboreal spiny rats of the genus Phyllomys are the most diverse group of echimyid rodents in the Atlantic Forest. Many species of Phyllomys have small geographic ranges and are rare in scientific collections. One of them is Phyllomys kern known from only three specimens collected in a single locality almost 80 year s ago. The identity and the taxonomic validity of this enigmatic species has been questioned in recent decades. Field surveys at different sites along the southeastern portion of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil recovered specimens of Phyllomys that we hypothesized to be P. kern based on external similarities to the type specimen and proximity to its type locality. Here we obtained DNA sequences from these recently collected specimens and historic DNA from a topotype of P. kern collected in 1941. Our results supported the status of P. kern as a valid species and showed it is phylogenetically positioned among the southern Glade of Phyllomys species. We therefore provide an emended diagnosis of P. kern, comparing it with sympatric congeners, and provide comments on its evolutionary affinities, geographic distribution, and conservation status. (C) 2018 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde. Published by Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 10/14633-7 - Pequenos mamíferos não-voadores da Estação Ecológica de Bananal: diversidade e história natural
Beneficiário:Edson Fiedler de Abreu Júnior
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
Processo FAPESP: 09/16009-1 - Sistemática, evolução e diversificação da subfamília Sigmodontinae na América do Sul: a tribo Oryzomyini
Beneficiário:Alexandre Reis Percequillo
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores