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. 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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