Greater Wilfred's mouse

The Wilfred mouse ( Wilfredomys oenax ) is a living in South America rodent species from the group of the New world.

These rodents reach a body length of up to 13 centimeters and a tail length of 19 centimeters, the weight is around 35 to 60 grams. Their fur is yellowish - gray, the tip of the snout is reddish.

Wilfred mice living in southeast Brazil and Uruguay. Their habitat is forests. These animals are likely to be present both on the ground and in the trees. Stomach contents suggest as food on green parts of plants and berries, otherwise little is known about their way of life. According to IUCN, the species is not threatened.

The Wilfred mouse is the only member of the genus Wilfredomys. An earlier second type, W. pictipes, is now classified in Juliomys.

Their systematic relationships with other Neuweltmäusen are unclear. Maybe they are related to other Sigmodontinae Southeast of Brazil as the Atlantic forest rats ( Delomys ).