Lesser Wilfred's mouse

Lesser Wilfred's mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Juliomys
Species: J. pictipes
Binomial name
Juliomys pictipes
Osgood, 1933
Synonyms

Thomasomys pictipes
Wilfredomys pictipes

The lesser Wilfred's mouse, Juliomys pictipes, is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in northeastern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. The species is arboreal, living in forests at altitudes from sea level to 2000 m.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 36, FN = 34.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Geise, L. & Pardinas, U. (2008). "Juliomys pictipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1121. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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