''Juscelinomys'' is a genus of burrowing mice. The name is derived from

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian president

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...

who created the city of Brasilia where the

Brasilia burrowing mouse The candango mouse or candango akodont (''Juscelinomys candango'') is an extinct rodent species from South America. It was found around Brasilia in 1960, but its habitat has been overtaken by urban sprawl Urban sprawl (also known as suburban s ...

was discovered. There are two living species: * †''J. candango''

Candango mouse The candango mouse or candango akodont (''Juscelinomys candango'') is an extinct rodent species from South America. It was found around Brasilia in 1960, but its habitat has been overtaken by urban sprawl Urban sprawl (also known as suburban s ...

* ''J. guaporensis''

Rio Guaporé mouse The Rio Guaporé mouse or Guaporé akodont (''Juscelinomys guaporensis'') was formerly considered a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from a small savanna in eastern Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de B ...

* ''J. huanchacae''

Huanchaca mouse The Huanchaca mouse or Huanchaca akodont (''Juscelinomys huanchacae'') is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is known from savannas in an area at an elevation of in Serrania Huanchaca, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in eastern Bol ...

A fourth species, ''J. talpinus'', is known only from

subfossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

remains. Some authorities treat it as a distinct species or a senior synonym for one or all species in ''Juscelinomys''.

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q910254 Rodent genera