Rhipidomys

Short description: Genus of rodents

Rhipidomys

Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent

White-footed climbing mouse (Rhipidomys leucodactylus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Cricetidae
Subfamily:  | Sigmodontinae
Tribe:  | Thomasomyini
Genus:  | Rhipidomys
Tschudi, 1845
Type species
Hesperomys leucodactylus

Species

Rhipidomys albujai
Rhipidomys austrinus
Rhipidomys cariri
Rhipidomys caucensis
Rhipidomys couesi
Rhipidomys emiliae
Rhipidomys fulviventer
Rhipidomys gardneri
Rhipidomys ipukensis
Rhipidomys itoan
Rhipidomys latimanus
Rhipidomys leucodactylus
Rhipidomys macconnelli
Rhipidomys macrurus
Rhipidomys mastacalis
Rhipidomys modicus
Rhipidomys nitela
Rhipidomys ochrogaster
Rhipidomys similis
Rhipidomys tenuicauda
Rhipidomys tribei
Rhipidomys venezuelae
Rhipidomys venustus
Rhipidomys wetzeli

Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae,[1][2] The following 24 species of climbing mouse species are currently recognised:[2]

* Rhipidomys albujai
* Southern climbing mouse (Rhipidomys austrinus)
* Cariri climbing mouse (Rhipidomys cariri)
* Cauca climbing mouse (Rhipidomys caucensis)
* Coues's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys couesi)
* Eastern Amazon climbing mouse (Rhipidomys emiliae)
* Buff-bellied climbing mouse (Rhipidomys fulviventer)
* Gardner's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys gardneri)
* Rhipidomys ipukensis
* Rhipidomys itoan
* Broad-footed climbing mouse (Rhipidomys latimanus)
* White-footed climbing mouse (Rhipidomys leucodactylus)
* MacConnell's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys macconnelli)
* Cerrado climbing mouse (Rhipidomys macrurus)
* Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (Rhipidomys mastacalis)
* Peruvian climbing mouse (Rhipidomys modicus)
* Splendid climbing mouse (Rhipidomys nitela)
* Yellow-bellied climbing mouse (Rhipidomys ochrogaster)
* Rhipidomys similis
* Rhipidomys tenuicauda
* Rhipidomys tribei
* Venezuelan climbing mouse (Rhipidomys venezuelae)
* Charming climbing mouse (Rhipidomys venustus)
* Wetzel's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys wetzeli)

## References

1. ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000883.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rhipidomys". American Society of Mammalogists. https://mammaldiversity.org/#UmhpcGlkb215cyZnbG9iYWxfc2VhcmNoPXRydWUmbG9vc2U9ZmFsc2U=.

* Costa, B.M.A.; Geise, L.; Pereira, L.G.; Costa, L.P. (2011). "Phylogeography of Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) and description of two new species from southeastern Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy 92 (5): 945–962. doi:10.1644/10-MAMM-A-249.1.

See also Wikidata entry Q1063867.

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