Reig's Montane Mouse
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Reig's Montane Mouse is a species of rodent
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....

 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...

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It is found only in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig
Osvaldo Reig
Osvaldo Alfredo Reig, , was an Argentine biologist and paleontologist. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina....

(1929–1992).
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