MacConnell's climbing mouse
| MacConnell's Climbing Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Rhipidomys |
| Species: | R. macconnelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidomys macconnelli de Winton, 1900 | |
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]
References
- 1 2 Aguilera, M. & Rivas, B. (2008). "Rhipidomys macconnelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
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