Candango mouse
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The candango mouse or candango akodont (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America.[2] It was found around Brasília in 1960, but its habitat has been overtaken by urban sprawl, and it is now presumed extinct.
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Candango mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Juscelinomys |
Species: | †J. candango |
Binomial name | |
†Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965 | |
Synonyms | |
Juscelinomys talpinus Winge, 1887 |
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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]