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Red-nosed Mouse

Wiedomys pyrrhorinos

Classification

The red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos) is a semi-arboreal rodent species in the family Cricetidae which is endemic to eastern Brazil. It is also locally known as rato-de-nariz-vermelho da Caatinga (Caatinga red-nosed mouse), rato-da-fava (fava mouse), rato-bico-de-lacre (waxbill mouse), rato-de-palmatória (paddle mouse), and rato-do-algodão (cotton mouse). Taxonomy The holotype specimen of the red-nosed mouse was collected in the state of Bahia along the Ribeirão da Ressaca, a tributary of the Rio Gavião, by German explorer and naturalist Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 12