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. 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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