Phyllomys centralis is a rodent recorded in Brazil's Federal District and Minas Gerais. Its coarse coat is not heavily spined, and the head and back range from reddish brown to yellowish brown.
Its coat is coarse but is not heavily spined. The head and back range from reddish brown to yellowish brown; the nose is reddish, and the small, rounded ears are densely haired.
The type specimen was caught in a live trap set in the canopy of a gallery forest near Brasília. This is a capture record; the paper does not describe its usual movements or nest sites in detail.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.