The Roraima mouse (Podoxymys roraimae) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Podoxymys. It is found only in Guyana.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Akodontini |
| Genus: | Podoxymys Anthony, 1929 |
| Species: | P. roraimae
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| Binomial name | |
| Podoxymys roraimae Anthony, 1929
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References
edit- ^ Patton, J. (2018). "Podoxymys roraimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T17831A22390812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T17831A22390812.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Sources
edit- 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.
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