Rhipidomys caucensis

J. A. Allen, 1913

Lesser Colombian Climbing Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Thomasomyini
Genus : Rhipidomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1913-12-03. New South American Muridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32(39):597-604.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891493

Original name as described

Rhipidomys caucensis

Other common names

Cauca Climbing Mouse · Colombian Rhipidomys · Lesser Colombian Rhipidomys

Type material

AMNH M-32466

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32466

Type locality

Cerro Munchique, 8225 feet [= 2507 m], Cauca, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002764

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Rhipidomys caucensis

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caucensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32466

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32466

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891493

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19606/22374235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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