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Greater Wilfred's mouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Subfamily
  
Sigmodontinae

Higher classification
  
Wilfredomys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cricetidae

Scientific name
  
Wilfredomys oenax

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Wilfredomys Avila-Pires, 1960

Similar
  
Pseudoryzomys, Juliomys, Scolomys, Lundomys, Neacomys

The greater Wilfred's mouse, Wilfredomys oenax, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil and Uruguay in subtropical lowland forest. It is arboreal to some degree. It is the only species in the genus Wilfredomys.

References

Greater Wilfred's mouse Wikipedia