Red-nosed mouse
Red-nosed mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Wiedomys |
Species: | W. pyrrhorhinos
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Binomial name | |
Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
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The red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos) is an arboreal rodent species endemic to Brazil. It is found in caatinga and cerrado habitat in southeast Brazil.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Marinho Filho, J.; Langguth, A. (2017). "Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T23076A22340180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T23076A22340180.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Wiedomys
- Mammals of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Taxa named by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
- Mammals described in 1821
- Sigmodontinae stubs