Candango mouse
Extinct species of rodent
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The candango mouse or candango akodont (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America.[2] It was found around Brasília until the 1960s when its habitat was overtaken by urban sprawl and it is now presumed extinct.
| Candango mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Juscelinomys |
| Species: | †J. candango |
| Binomial name | |
| †Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Juscelinomys talpinus Winge, 1887 | |
The candango mouse is dark in coloration with individual gray hairs sticking out of its fur with orange or black tips giving it red streaks with dark coloration.[3] It has small ears that are completely haired on both external and internal surfaces, and it has a short tail that gets wider towards the base and is covered in hair.[3]
