Cerrado climbing mouse

Cerrado climbing mouse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Rhipidomys
Species:	R. macrurus
Binomial name
	Rhipidomys macrurus; (Gervais, 1855)

The cerrado climbing mouse or long-tailed rhipidomys[2] (Rhipidomys macrurus) is an arboreal rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America. It is found in primary or secondary forests of the cerrado and caatinga in central and eastern Brazil, and has also been seen in the Atlantic Forest.[1] Its karyotype is 2n = 44, FN = 48-52.[2] They are nocturnal animals and can be found in both tree canopies and on the ground.

The Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (Rhipidomys mastacalis) has sometimes been similarly referred to as the "long-tailed climbing mouse". Rodents of genus Vandeleuria are also commonly known as long-tailed climbing mice.

This species should also not be confused with the cerrado mouse, Thalpomys cerradensis, the cerrado red-nosed mouse, Wiedomys cerradensis, or the cerrado grass mouse, Akodon serrensis.

Morphology

Cerrado climbing mice are medium sized with dull reddish gray-brown dorsal pelage.[3] Their underparts are white or pale cream, typically with gray bases.[3] Their tail slightly longer than head-body length, which is medium to dark reddish brown.[3] They have medium to large brown ears and moderately long hindfeet.[3]

Diet

Cerrado climbing mice are seed eaters.[4]

References

Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. (2016). "Rhipidomys macrurus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136422A115207482. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1170. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
de la Sancha, N. U.; D'Elía, G.; Tribe, C. J.; Perez, P. E.; Valdez, L.; Pine, R. H. (2011-01-01). "Rhipidomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Paraguay: noteworthy new records and identity of the Paraguayan species". Mammalia. 75 (3). doi:10.1515/mamm.2011.022. ISSN 1864-1547.
Vaz Ferreira, A.; Bruna, E. M.; Vasconcelos, H. L. (2011). "Seed predators limit plant recruitment in Neotropical savannas". Oikos. 120 (7): 1013–1022. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19052.x.

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[iucn-1] Patton, J.; Catzeflis, F.; Weksler, M.; Percequillo, A. (2016). "Rhipidomys macrurus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136422A115207482. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[MSW3-2] Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1170. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[la_Sancha2011-3] Sancha, N. U.; D'Elía, G.; Tribe, C. J.; Perez, P. E.; Valdez, L.; Pine, R. H. (2011-01-01). "Rhipidomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Paraguay: noteworthy new records and identity of the Paraguayan species". Mammalia. 75 (3). doi:10.1515/mamm.2011.022. ISSN 1864-1547.

[Ferreira2011-4] Vaz Ferreira, A.; Bruna, E. M.; Vasconcelos, H. L. (2011). "Seed predators limit plant recruitment in Neotropical savannas". Oikos. 120 (7): 1013–1022. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19052.x.