MacConnell's climbing mouse

MacConnell's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys macconnelli) is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela, where it inhabits rainforest at elevations from 300 to 2800 m.[1]

MacConnell's climbing mouse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rhipidomys
Species:
R. macconnelli
Binomial name
Rhipidomys macconnelli
de Winton, 1900

References

  1. Aguilera, M. & Rivas, B. (2008). "Rhipidomys macconnelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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