Roraima mouse
| Roraima Mouse Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Akodontini |
| Genus: | Podoxymys Anthony, 1929 |
| Species: | P. roraimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Podoxymys roraimae Anthony, 1929 | |
The Roraima Mouse (Podoxymys roraimae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Podoxymys. It is found only in Guyana.
References
- Patton, J. & Catzeflis, F. 2008. Podoxymys roraimae. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 March 2009.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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