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Roraima mouse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Sigmodontinae

Scientific name
  
Podoxymys roraimae

Higher classification
  
Podoxymys

Order
  
Rodent

Family
  
Cricetidae

Tribe
  
Akodontini

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Podoxymys Anthony, 1929

Similar
  
Rodent, Scapteromys, Geoxus, Brucepattersonius

The Roraima Mouse (Podoxymys roraimae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Podoxymys. It is found only in Guyana.

References

Roraima mouse Wikipedia