Rhipidomys venezuelae

O. Thomas, 1896

Venezuelan 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/19211244

Original name as described

Rhipidomys venezuelae

Other common names

Venezuelan Climbing Mouse · Venezuelan Rhipidomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8b3e2ff1-1c83-475d-9b81-b054a0c81c22

Type locality

"Merida, Venezuela, alt. 1630 metres."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002782

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 venezuelae

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

venezuelae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8b3e2ff1-1c83-475d-9b81-b054a0c81c22

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211244

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19616/22374328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhipidomys venezuelae typicus

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8b3e2ff1-1c83-475d-9b81-b054a0c81c22

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340247

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rhipidomys venezuelae venezuelae

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

venezuelae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Rhipidomys venezuelanus

Tate, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

venezuelanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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