Greater Wilfred's mouse

Greater Wilfred's mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Wilfredomys
Avila-Pires, 1960
Species:
W. oenax
Binomial name
Wilfredomys oenax
(Thomas, 1928)

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.[1] It is arboreal to some degree.[1] It is the only species in the genus Wilfredomys.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in subtropical lowland woodland with dense vegetation. It is also spotted in trees, suggesting that it might be arboreal.[2]

Threats

The greater Wilfred's mouse faces threats of habitat loss from farming, wood and pulp plantations, and cattle ranching, along with logging and wood harvesting. These actions are causing widespread ecological stress and habitat degradation along the species' range.[2]

The species has an extremely fragmented population.

References

  1. ^ a b c Christoff, A.U. (2018). "Wilfredomys oenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T23077A22368690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T23077A22368690.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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