Roraima mouse

Species of rodent

Roraima mouse
Temporal range: Recent
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Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Podoxymys
Anthony, 1929
Species:
P. roraimae
Binomial name
Podoxymys roraimae
Anthony, 1929

The Roraima mouse (Podoxymys roraimae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Podoxymys. It is found only in Guyana.

References

  1. ^ Patton, J. (2018). "Podoxymys roraimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T17831A22390812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T17831A22390812.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
Taxon identifiers
Podoxymys roraimae


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