Pleasant Bristly Mouse

Pleasant Bristly MouseThis bristly mouse occurs in the Amazon region. The fur description and some habitat records cited here apply specifically to the carceleni form treated in the taxonomic revision.What does it look like?The revision describes the carceleni form as orange-brown above and white below. This coloration is not generalized to the whole species.How does it live?This bristly mouse occurs in the Amazon region. The fur description and some habitat records cited here apply specifically to the carceleni form treated in the taxonomic revision.The carceleni form is recorded in secondary forest and cultivated areas in the Amazon region. A separate study collected the nominate form in a transition zone between the Cerrado and Amazon.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.