Rhipidomys nitela
O. Thomas, 1901
Splendid 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. 1901-08-01. On a Collection of Mammals from the Kanuku Mountains, British Guiana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(44):139-154.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980192Original name as described
Rhipidomys nitela
Other common names
Guianan Rhipidomys · Splendid Climbing Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.81
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8e428f7-e4e3-4c88-9af5-277001db3d64Type locality
"Kwaimattat [= Kwatata], Kanuku Mts.," Upper Takutu–Upper Essequibo, Guyana.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Trinidad and Tobago · Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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