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Roraima mouse

The Roraima mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Podoxymys. It is found only in Guyana.

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Roraima mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Akodontini
Genus: Podoxymys
Anthony, 1929
Species:
P. roraimae
Binomial name
Podoxymys roraimae
Anthony, 1929

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.

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  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.
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