Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat

Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat Temporal range: Recent
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Phaenomys Thomas, 1917
Species:	P. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas, 1894)

The Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat, Phaenomys ferrugineus, is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Phaenomys.

References

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• 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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