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Red-nosed mouse

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Red-nosed mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.