MacConnell's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys macconnelli'') is a

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and arboreal rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil,

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and Venezuela, where it inhabits

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at elevations from 300 to 2800 m.

References

Rhipidomys Mammals described in 1900 Taxa named by William Edward de Winton {{Rhipidomys-stub