Huanchaca mouse
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The Huanchaca mouse, Juscelinomys huanchacae, is a rodent
species in the family Cricetidae
. It is known from savanna
s in an area at an elevation of 700 m in Serrania Huanchaca, Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado
in eastern Bolivia
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
species in the family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
. It is known from savanna
Savanna
A savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of C4 grasses.Some...
s in an area at an elevation of 700 m in Serrania Huanchaca, Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park is a national park in northeast Santa Cruz Department, Province of José Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia, on the border with Brazil.-Description:...
in eastern Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.