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Cerrado red-nosed mouse Wiedomys cerradensis Data deficient

Where the cerrado red-nosed mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Cerrado Red-nosed Mouse, Pedra Preta - RN, Brasil imported from iNaturalist photo 355879003
Photo: (c) Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameWiedomys cerradensis
GroupMice, rats & other rodents
StatusData deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsSouth America
ClassMammal
OrderRodentia
FamilyCricetidae

Where does the cerrado red-nosed mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cerrado red-nosed mouse in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cerrado red-nosed mouse endangered?

The cerrado red-nosed mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cerrado red-nosed mouse?

The cerrado red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys cerradensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Wiedomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cerrado red-nosed mouse

The 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cerrado red-nosed mouse (revision 1313822427), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4033672 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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