Wiedomys cerradensis Gonçalves, Almeida & Bonvicino 2005
- Dataset
- Cricetidae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Cricetidae
- genus
- Wiedomys
- species
- Wiedomys cerradensis
activity
Activity patterns. The Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse is nocturnal and crepuscular.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Semideciduous forest, cerrado, dry tropical forest, and gallery forest.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
breeding
Breeding. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. There is a lack of information on extent of occurrence, status, threats, and ecological requirements of the Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 103 - 107 mm, tail 142 - 165 mm, ear 19 - 22 mm, hindfoot 25 - 27 mm; weight 35 - 37 g. Dorsum of the Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse is grizzled brown, combined with bright orange of rump, eye-ring, muzzle, ears, and on top offeet. Slightly grayersides contrast with entirely white venter, including ventral parts of forelimbs and hindlimbs. Tail is dark brown, with proximal ventral surface slightly paler. Chromosomal complement is 2 n = 60, FN = 88. Differences between the Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse and the Common Red-nosed Mouse (W. pyrrhorinos) are subtle; the former apparently has smaller in body proportions.
distribution
Distribution. Known from a few scattered localities in semiarid zone of NE Brazil.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. No information.
Name
- Homonyms
- Wiedomys cerradensis Gonçalves, Almeida & Bonvicino 2005
- Common names
- Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse in English
- Cerrado-Rotnasenmaus in German
- Ratén de hocico rojo del Cerrado in language.
- Wiedomys du Cerrado in French