Wiedomys
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Wiedomys is a genus of South America
n rodent
s in the family Cricetidae
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It contains the following species:
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n 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....
s 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 contains the following species:
- Cerrado Red-nosed MouseCerrado red-nosed mouseThe cerrado red-nosed mouse, Wiedomys cerradensis, is a rodent species from South America. It is known from one locality in Bahia, eastern Brazil. The species was found in semi-deciduous forest in the cerrado ecoregion....
(Wiedomys cerradensis) - Red-nosed MouseRed-nosed MouseThe Red-nosed Mouse, Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos, is an arboreal rodent species from South America. It is found in caatinga and cerrado habitat in eastern Brazil....
(Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos)