MacConnell's climbing mouse

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MacConnell's climbing mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Aguilera, M. (2016). "Rhipidomys macconnelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T19611A22374656. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19611A22374656.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.