Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat

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Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
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Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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