Candango mouse
Candango mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Juscelinomys |
Species: | J. candango |
Binomial name | |
Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965 | |
Synonyms | |
Juscelinomys talpinus Winge, 1887 |
The candango mouse (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America. It was found around Brasilia in 1960, but its habitat has been overtaken by urban sprawl, and is now presumed extinct.
References
- ↑ Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Juscelinomys candango". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10946A3228892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10946A3228892.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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