Candango Mouse

The candango mouse or candango akodont (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America. It was found around Brasília until the 1960s when its habitat was overtaken by urban sprawl and it is now presumed extinct. The candango mouse is dark in coloration with individual gray hairs sticking out of its fur with orange or black tips giving it red streaks with dark coloration.

Juscelinomys est un genre de rongeurs de la famille des Cricétidés.

El Ratón Candango (Juscelinomys candango) era una especie de roedor de la familia Cricetidae. Endémica del Brasil. Se conoce solo la ubicación del tipo: Parque Zoobotanico, Brasil.