Roraima mouse

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.

Roraima mouse
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Akodontini
Genus:	Podoxymys Anthony, 1929
Species:	P. roraimae
Binomial name
Podoxymys roraimae Anthony, 1929

References

1. 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

• 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.