Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
Rhipidomys leucodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Tribe:	Thomasomyini
Genus:	Rhipidomys Tschudi, 1845
Species
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 tribei Rhipidomys venezuelae Rhipidomys venustus Rhipidomys wetzeli

Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, comprising at least 18 species of climbing mouse:

• 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 tribei)
• Venezuelan Climbing Mouse (Rhipidomys venezuelae)
• Charming Climbing Mouse (Rhipidomys venustus)
• Wetzel's Climbing Mouse (Rhipidomys wetzeli)

References

• 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.