Red-nosed mouse

The red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos) is an arboreal rodent species endemic to Brazil. It is found in caatinga and cerrado habitat in southeast Brazil.[1]

Red-nosed mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Wiedomys
Species:
W. pyrrhorhinos
Binomial name
Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos
(Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

References

  1. Marinhio-Filho, J. & Langguth, A. (2008). "Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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