| Splendid climbing mouse | |
|---|---|
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Cricetidae | 
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae | 
| Genus: | Rhipidomys | 
| Species: | R. nitela  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidomys nitela  Thomas, 1901  | |
The splendid climbing mouse (Rhipidomys nitela) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.