Rhipidomys itoan
B. M. de A. Costa, Geise, Pereira, & L. P. Costa, 2011
Sky 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
Authority citation
Costa, B.M. de A., Geise, L., Pereira, L.G. and Costa, L.P. 2011-10-14. Phylogeography of Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) and description of two new species from southeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 92(5):945-962.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/10-MAMM-A-249.1Original name as described
Rhipidomys itoan
Other common names
Sky Climbing Mouse · Sky Rhipidomys
Type material
MN 63605
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Garrafão, 700 m, Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
de Andrade Costa, B. M., 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.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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