Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat

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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.

Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Phaenomys
Thomas, 1917
Species:
P. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Phaenomys ferrugineus
(Thomas, 1894)

References

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  • Bonvicino, C. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Phaenomys ferrugineus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T16799A6430920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16799A6430920.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  • 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.