| Candango mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Juscelinomys |
| Species: | J. candango |
| Binomial name | |
| Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Juscelinomys talpinus Winge, 1887 | |
The candango mouse or candango akodont (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America.[2] It was found around Brasilia in 1960, but its habitat has been overtaken by urban sprawl, and is now presumed extinct.
References
- ^ Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Juscelinomys candango". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10946A3228892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10946A3228892.en. Retrieved 11 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. p. 1121-1122. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.