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The head and body length of the Rio de Janeiro rice rat is about 150 mm (6"), and its tail length is about 190 mm (7.5"). Based on its external characteristics, the Rio de Janeiro rice rat appears to be suited for climbing. The Rio de Janeiro rice rat is known only from the states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in eastern Brazil. Its survival is endangered because it occurs in one of the most rapidly developing parts of South America.
*** The Rio de Janeiro rice rat is known from only one specimen collected in the last century.
2004: Occurs in Brazil (IUCN 2004).
[Note: Figures given are for wild populations only.]
The Rio de Janeiro rice rat is known only from the states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in eastern Brazil.
Distribution Map (11 Kb) (InfoNatura)
The Rio de Janeiro rice rat occurs in one of the most rapidly developing parts of South America.
The head and body length of the Rio de Janeiro rice rat is about 150 mm (6"), and its tail length is about 190 mm (7.5").
The Brazilian arboreal mouse is found in the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Hotspot (Cons. Intl. 2005).
Based on its external characteristics, the Rio de Janeiro rice rat appears to be suited for climbing.
Burton & Pearson 1987, Cons. Intl. 2005, Emmons & Feer 1997, InfoNatura, IUCN 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000, IUCN 2003a, IUCN 2004, Nowak 1999, Nowak & Paradiso 1983
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