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. 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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