Biology:Juscelinomys

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Short description: Genus of rodents

Burrowing mice
Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
Jusceliomys candango.jpg
Jusceliomys candango
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Akodontini
Genus: Juscelinomys
Moojen, 1965
Type species
Juscelinomys candango [1]
Species

Juscelinomys candango
Juscelinomys guaporensis
Juscelinomys huanchacae

Juscelinomys is a genus of burrowing mice. The name is derived from Brazil ian president Juscelino Kubitschek who created the city of Brasilia where the Brasilia burrowing mouse was discovered.

There are two living species:

A fourth species, J. talpinus, is known only from subfossil remains. Some authorities treat it as a distinct species or a senior synonym for one or all species in Juscelinomys.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q910254 entry