Wetzel's climbing mouse

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Wetzel's climbing mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rhipidomys
Species:
R. wetzeli
Binomial name
Rhipidomys wetzeli
Gardner, 1989

Wetzel's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys wetzeli) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

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References

  1. Aguilera, M.; Ochoa, J. & Rivas, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Rhipidomys wetzeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T19618A115152271. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19618A22375017.en . Retrieved 14 March 2023.