Cauca climbing mouse
| Cauca Climbing Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Rhipidomys |
| Species: | R. caucensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidomys caucensis J. A. Allen, 1913 | |
The Cauca Climbing Mouse (Rhipidomys caucensis) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is found in montane forest at elevations from 2200 to 3500 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 Gómez-Laverde, M. & Rivas, B. (2008). "Rhipidomys caucensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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