Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
White-footed climbing mouse (Rhipidomys leucodactylus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Thomasomyini
Genus:	Rhipidomys Tschudi, 1845
Type species
Hesperomys leucodactylus
Species
Rhipidomys albujai Rhipidomys austrinus Rhipidomys cariri Rhipidomys caucensis Rhipidomys couesi Rhipidomys emiliae Rhipidomys fulviventer Rhipidomys gardneri Rhipidomys ipukensis Rhipidomys itoan Rhipidomys latimanus Rhipidomys leucodactylus Rhipidomys macconnelli Rhipidomys macrurus Rhipidomys mastacalis Rhipidomys modicus Rhipidomys nitela Rhipidomys ochrogaster Rhipidomys similis Rhipidomys tenuicauda Rhipidomys tribei Rhipidomys venezuelae Rhipidomys venustus Rhipidomys wetzeli Rhipidomys ybyrae

Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae,^[1][2] The following 25 species of climbing mouse species are currently recognised:^[2]

• Rhipidomys albujai
• Southern climbing mouse (Rhipidomys austrinus)
• Cariri climbing mouse (Rhipidomys cariri)
• Cauca climbing mouse (Rhipidomys caucensis)
• Coues's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys couesi)
• Eastern Amazon climbing mouse (Rhipidomys emiliae)
• Buff-bellied climbing mouse (Rhipidomys fulviventer)
• Gardner's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys gardneri)
• Rhipidomys ipukensis
• Rhipidomys itoan
• Broad-footed climbing mouse (Rhipidomys latimanus)
• White-footed climbing mouse (Rhipidomys leucodactylus)
• MacConnell's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys macconnelli)
• Cerrado climbing mouse (Rhipidomys macrurus)
• Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (Rhipidomys mastacalis)
• Peruvian climbing mouse (Rhipidomys modicus)
• Splendid climbing mouse (Rhipidomys nitela)
• Yellow-bellied climbing mouse (Rhipidomys ochrogaster)
• Rhipidomys similis
• Rhipidomys tenuicauda
• Rhipidomys tribei
• Venezuelan climbing mouse (Rhipidomys venezuelae)
• Charming climbing mouse (Rhipidomys venustus)
• Wetzel's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys wetzeli)
• Ybyra climbing rat (Rhipidomys ybyrae)^[3]

References

1. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. "Rhipidomys". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
3. Lanes, R. D. O.; Bonvicino, C. R. (2023). "Reevaluation of Rhipidomys emiliae (JA Allen 1916) and description of a new Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) species from Amazonia and Cerrado". Zootaxa. 5346 (5): 591. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5346.5.5.

• Costa, B.M.A.; 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. doi:10.1644/10-MAMM-A-249.1.