Red-nosed mouse

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Red-nosed mouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 endemic to Brazil. It is found in caatinga and cerrado habitat in southeast Brazil. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.