Wilfred mouse
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| Wilfredomys | ||||||||||||
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| Wilfredomys oenax | ||||||||||||
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The Wilfred mouse ( Wilfredomys oenax ) is a species of rodent from the group of New World mice that lives in South America .
These rodents reach a head body length of up to 13 centimeters and a tail length of 19 centimeters, the weight is around 35 to 60 grams. Their fur is yellowish-gray in color, the tip of the snout is reddish.
Wilfred mice live in southeastern Brazil and Uruguay . Forests are their habitat. These animals are likely to be on the ground as well as in the trees. Stomach contents suggest green plant parts and berries as food, otherwise little is known about their way of life. According to the IUCN , the species is not threatened.
The Wilfred mouse is the only member of the genus Wilfredomys . An earlier second species, W. pictipes , is now classified in Juliomys .
Their systematic relationships with other New World mice are unclear. Possibly they are related to other Sigmodontinae of southeastern Brazil such as the Atlantic wood rats ( Delomys ).
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 volumes. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Web links
- Wilfredomys oenax in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006 Posted by: J. Baillie, 1996. Retrieved on August 2 of 2008.