Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
Species of rodent
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The Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat (Phaenomys ferrugineus) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Phaenomys.
| Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Thomasomyini |
| Genus: | Phaenomys Thomas, 1917 |
| Species: | P. ferrugineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaenomys ferrugineus (Thomas, 1894) | |
