Cariri climbing mouse
| Cariri climbing mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Rhipidomys |
| Species: | R. cariri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidomys cariri Tribe, 2005 | |
The Cariri climbing mouse (Rhipidomys cariri) is a partly arboreal rodent species from South America. It is known from two mesic localities in Ceara, northeastern Brazil, within the semiarid caatinga ecoregion.[2] It has been found in areas under cultivation.[1] Cariri is the name of an administrative microregion within the state of Ceará.
References
- 1 2 Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M. & Percequillo, M. (2008). "Rhipidomys cariri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136357A4279986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136357A4279986.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Tribe, C. J. (Jan–Mar 2005). "A New Species of Rhipidomys (Rodentia, Muroidea) From North-Eastern Brazil" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Nacional. Rio de Janeiro: National Museum of Brazil. 63 (1): 131–146. ISSN 0365-4508. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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