Greater Wilfred's mouse

{{Speciesbox

| status = EN

| image = Rata de hocico ferrugineo (Wilfredomys oenax), Uruguay, 1998.jpg

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Christoff, A.U. |date=2018 |title=Wilfredomys oenax |volume=2018 |page=e.T23077A22368690 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T23077A22368690.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Wilfredomys

| parent_authority = Avila-Pires, 1960

| species = oenax

| authority = (Thomas, 1928)

}}

The greater Wilfred's mouse (Wilfredomys oenax) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil and Uruguay in subtropical lowland forest. It is arboreal to some degree. It is the only species in the genus Wilfredomys.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in subtropical lowland woodland with dense vegetation. It is also spotted in trees, suggesting that it might be arboreal.

Threats

The greater Wilfred's mouse faces threats of habitat loss from farming, wood and pulp plantations, and cattle ranching, along with logging and wood harvesting. These actions are causing widespread ecological stress and habitat degradation along the species' range.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|access-date=2020-01-14}}

The species has an extremely fragmented population.

References

Category:Thomasomyini

Category:Mammals described in 1928

Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas