Candango mouse
| Candango mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Juscelinomys |
| Species: | †J. candango |
| Binomial name | |
| Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.