Brazilian Arboreal Mouse
Rhagomys rufescens
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
The Brazilian arboreal mouse (Rhagomys rufescens) is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, often close to bamboo thickets. It can be distinguished from Rhagomys longilingua, the only other species in its genus, by the absence of spines among the hair.
Rhagomys est un genre de rongeurs la famille des Cricétidés.
Rhagomys rufescens es una especie de roedor de la familia Cricetidae. Distribución geográfica Se encuentra en Sudamérica en el Bosque Atlántico del sudeste de Brasil. Referencias Musser, G.
Distribution
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