Red-nosed mouse
| Red-nosed mouse Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
The red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos) is an arboreal rodent species from South America. It is found in caatinga and cerrado habitat in eastern Brazil.[1]
References
- 1 2 Marinhio-Filho, J. & Langguth, A. (2008). "Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
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