Rhipidomys itoan

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Rhipidomys itoan
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rhipidomys
Species:
R. itoan
Binomial name
Rhipidomys itoan
de Andrade Costa, Geise, Pereira & Costa, 2011 [2]

Rhipidomys itoan, also known as the sky climbing rat, [3] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [1] It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Roach, N.; Lacher, T. (2017). "Rhipidomys itoan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T48297964A48297982. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48297964A48297982.en .
  2. Costa, B. M. A.; Geise, L.; Pereira, L. G.; Costa, L. P. (2011). "Phylogeography of Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) and description of two new species from southeastern Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy. 92 (5): 945–962. doi: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-249.1 . S2CID   83709221.
  3. "Rhipidomys itoan (id=1002770)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 27 January 2023.