Juliomys rimofrons

Juliomys rimofrons
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Juliomys
Species: J. rimofrons
Binomial name
Juliomys rimofrons
Oliveira and Bonvicino, 2002

Juliomys rimofrons, also known as the Cleft-headed Juliomys, is a South American rodent species in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in southern Brazil. The species is arboreal and lives in montane forests.[1] It is threatened because of the small size and fragmentation of its current range.[1] It's karyotype has 2n = 20, FN = 34.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bonvicino, C. & Geise, L. (2008). "Juliomys rimofrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136563. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 1121. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000678.