Brazilian arboreal mouse
| Brazilian arboreal mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Rhagomys |
| Species: | R. rufescens (Thomas, 1886) |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhagomys rufescens | |
The Brazilian arboreal mouse, Rhagomys rufescens, is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, often close to bamboo thickets.[1] Formerly believed extinct after no sightings were recorded for over 100 years, the species has since been found in four localities.[1] However, all of these are forest fragments, and ongoing deforestation threatens the species' survival.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Geise, L., Percequillo, A. & Bergallo, H. (2008). "Rhagomys rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1166. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.