Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
| Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Cricetidae | 
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae | 
| Genus: | Thomas, 1917  | 
| Species: | P. ferrugineus 
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas, 1894) 
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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
- Bonvicino, C. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Phaenomys ferrugineus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T16799A6430920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16799A6430920.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
 - 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.
 








