Rhipidomys fulviventer

O. Thomas, 1896

Tawny-bellied 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

Thomas, O. 1896-10-01. On new small mammals from the Neotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18(106):301-314.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211245

Original name as described

Rhipidomys fulviventer

Other common names

Buff-bellied Climbing Mouse · Tawny-bellied Rhipidomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df77f069-6713-4868-9db9-9691d0b376de

Type locality

"Agua Dulce, W. Cundinamarca, Colombia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. tenuicauda and R. similis

Taxonomy notes citation

Tribe, C.J. 2015. Genus Rhipidomys Tschudi, 1845. In: Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. (eds), Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents, pp. 583-616. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002767

Country distribution map

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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 fulviventer

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df77f069-6713-4868-9db9-9691d0b376de

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211245

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1896:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15425)
  2. Osgood (1914:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  3. Gyldenstolpe (1932:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  4. Hershkovitz (1959:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34641814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10032)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19608/22373969) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhipidomys fulviventer elatturus

Osgood, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elatturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:18691

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=7c8aa355-bfc0-4adb-889a-291ca753c882

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465021

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys fulviventer fulviventer

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Rhipidomys fulviventris

Tate, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1939:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)

Rhipidomys fulviventer bisbali

F. J. García, Delgado-Jaramillo, M. Machado, Araujo-Reyes, Vásquez-Parra, & H. Brito, 2015

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bisbali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZUCV 1125

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Acta Biologica Venezuelica

Rhipidomys fulviventer javiersanchezi

F. J. García, Delgado-Jaramillo, M. Machado, Araujo-Reyes, Vásquez-Parra, & H. Brito, 2015

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

javiersanchezi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

EBRG 15248

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Acta Biologica Venezuelica

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