Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat

Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Phaenomys Thomas, 1917
Species:	P. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas, 1894)

The Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat (Phaenomys ferrugineus) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Phaenomys.

References[]

• Bonvicino, C. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Phaenomys ferrugineus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T16799A6430920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16799A6430920.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
• Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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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