The candango mouse or candango akodont (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America.[2] It was found around Brasília until the 1960s when its habitat was overtaken by urban sprawl and it is now presumed extinct.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Juscelinomys |
| Species: | †J. candango
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| Binomial name | |
| †Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965
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| Synonyms | |
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Juscelinomys talpinus Winge, 1887 | |
The candango mouse is dark in coloration with individual gray hairs sticking out of its fur with orange or black tips giving it red streaks with dark coloration.[3] It has small ears that are completely haired on both external and internal surfaces, and it has a short tail that gets wider towards the base and is covered in hair.[3]
References
edit- ^ Leite, Y. & Patterson, B. (2008). "Juscelinomys candango". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T10946A3228892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10946A3228892.en. Retrieved 11 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. p. 1121-1122. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Emmons, Louise (1999). "Two new species of Juscelinomys (Rodentia, Muridae) from Bolivia". American Museum Novitates (3280). hdl:2246/3026.
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