Juscelinomys

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

Burrowing mice Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent
Jusceliomys candango
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Akodontini
Genus:	Juscelinomys Moojen, 1965
Type species
Juscelinomys candango [1]
Species
†Juscelinomys candango Juscelinomys guaporensis Juscelinomys huanchacae

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]