Rhipidomys caracolensis
Campos, Percequillo, & Langguth in Campos, Percequillo, G. B. de Miranda, & Langguth, 2022
Caracol 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
Campos, B.A.T.P., Percequillo, A.R., Miranda, G.B. de and Langguth, A.R. 2022-12-02. Two new species of Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) from Eastern Brazil, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 33(1):138-156.
Authority publication link
http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/Two-new-species-of-Rhipidomys-Rodentia-Sigmodontinae-from-Eastern-Brazil-with-comments,149709,0,2.htmlOriginal name as described
Rhipidomys caracolensis
Type material
MZUSP 35687
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões (PNSC), Municipality of Caracol, Piauí, Brazil (09°13’S; 43°27’W). "
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Campos, B. A. P., Percequillo, A. R., Miranda, G. B., & Langguth, A. (2022). Two new species of Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) from Eastern Brazil, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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