Greater Wilfred's mouse
| Greater Wilfred's mouse Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Wilfredomys Avila-Pires, 1960 |
| Species: | W. oenax |
| Binomial name | |
| Wilfredomys oenax (Thomas, 1928) | |
The greater Wilfred's mouse, Wilfredomys oenax, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil and Uruguay in subtropical lowland forest.[1] It is arboreal to some degree.[1] It is the only species in the genus Wilfredomys.
References
- 1 2 3 Vieira, E. & Christoff, A. (2008). "Wilfredomys oenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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