Yellow-bellied_climbing_mouse

Yellow-bellied climbing mouse

Yellow-bellied climbing mouse

Species of rodent

The yellow-bellied climbing mouse (Rhipidomys ochrogaster) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from southeastern Peru, where it has been found in cloud forest at an elevation of 1830 m.[1] This species was long known only by the type collection until it was rediscovered in May 2010.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Patterson, B.; Vivar, E.; Weksler, M.; Zeballos, H. (2019). "Rhipidomys ochrogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19614A22374505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T19614A22374505.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Rediscovery of Rhipidomys ochrogaster J.A. Allen, 1901 (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with a redescription of the species Zootaxa 3106: 42–59 (2011)
  • 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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