Juliomys ossitenuis, Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6728040 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F06D13-FF2A-20E3-0D83-120E0B7CF4C7 |
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Juliomys ossitenuis |
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357. View Plate 20: Cricetidae
Delicate Red-nosed Tree Mouse
Juliomys ossitenuis View in CoL
French: Juliomys délicat / German: Zierliche Juliomaus / Spanish: Ratén arboricola de hocico rojo delicado
Taxonomy. J uliomys ossitenuis L. P. Costa et al, 2007 View in CoL , Fazenda Neblina, 1300 m, Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil .
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. SE & S Brazil, from Espirito Santo to Rio Grande do Sulstates. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 81-97 mm, tail 102-116 mm, ear 14-17 mm, hindfoot 19-22 mm; weight 14-28 g. The Delicate Red-nosed Tree Mouse is small, with tail longer than head-body length and faintly bicolored, terminating in short tuft. Fur is soft and short, dorsum is dark orange-brown, venter is contrastingly cream white, and nose, rump, and inner pinnae are orange-brown. Dorsal surfaces of hands and feet are covered with pale orange hairs. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 20, FN = 36.
Habitat. Atlantic Forest and semideciduous forests (both Dense Ombrophilous Forest and Mixed Ombrophilous Forest habitats) above elevations of 800 m. A male Delicate Red-nosed Tree Mouse was captured in a linear transect of pitfall traps set in riparian forest along a river c.2 m wide.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. A lactating Delicate Red-nosed Tree Mouse was collected at the beginning of the dry season in May.
Activity patterns. The Delicate Red-nosed Tree Mouse is nocturnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. Most known specimens of Delicate Red-nosed Tree Mice are from protected areas of mature, continuous forests.
Bibliography. Aguieiras et al. (2013), Costa et al. (2007), Grazzini, Mochi-Junior, de Oliveira, Pontes, de Almeida, Sbalqueiro et al. (2015), Pavan & Leite (2011), Sarti (2016).
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