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Burrowing mice; Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
	Jusceliomys candango
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Akodontini
Genus:	Juscelinomys; Moojen, 1965
Type species
	Juscelinomys candango ;
Species
	†Juscelinomys candango; Juscelinomys guaporensis; Juscelinomys huanchacae

Juscelinomys is a genus of burrowing mice. The name is derived from Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek who created the city of Brasilia where the Brasilia burrowing mouse was discovered.

There are two living species:

†J. candango Candango mouse
J. guaporensis Rio Guaporé mouse
J. huanchacae Huanchaca mouse

A fourth species, J. talpinus, is known only from subfossil remains. Some authorities treat it as a distinct species or a senior synonym for one or all species in Juscelinomys.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1121–1122. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.

[msw3-1] Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1121–1122. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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