Lindsey Creek tree close to twice the size of the largest living single-stem tree, the giant sequoia known as General Sherman. Skip Johnson, a Fieldbrook logger interviewed in 1971, testified that he witnessed the Lindsey Creek Tree after it was lying on the ground. He reported it as the tallest tree in Fieldbrook. He stated that a family member measured its diameter at 19 feet at 130 feet off the ground, and 9.5 feet at 260 feet off the ground, and its total height slightly exceeded 390 feet. If true, it was taller than any other known tree. Hyperion, another coast redwood (Sequoia
Giant tree-rat ancient greek word (), meaning "mouse, rat". "Toromys" is the sister genus to "Pattonomys". These taxa are closely related to "Echimys", "Phyllomys", and "Makalata", reflecting the fact that "Toromys grandis" and "Pattonomys occasius" have formerly been placed in "Makalata" by some authorities. In turn, these five genera share phylogenetic affinities with a clade containing the bamboo rats "Dactylomys", "Olallamys", "Kannabateomys" together with "Diplomys" and "Santamartamys". Giant tree-rat The giant tree-rat ("Toromys grandis") is a species in the family Echimyidae, the spiny rats. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Toromys. It is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs