Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
| Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| 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. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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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