Candango mouse

The candango mouse or candango akodont (Juscelinomys candango) is an extinct rodent species from South America.^[2] It was found around Brasília until the 1960s when its habitat was overtaken by urban sprawl and it is now presumed extinct.

Candango mouse
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Juscelinomys
Species:	†J. candango
Binomial name
†Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965
Synonyms
Juscelinomys talpinus Winge, 1887

The candango mouse is dark in coloration with individual gray hairs sticking out of its fur with orange or black tips giving it red streaks with dark coloration.^[3] It has small ears that are completely haired on both external and internal surfaces, and it has a short tail that gets wider towards the base and is covered in hair.^[3]