''Rhipidomys'' is a
genus
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of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
s in the family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...
,
The following 25
species
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of climbing mouse species are currently recognised:
[
* '' Rhipidomys albujai''
* Southern climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys austrinus'')
* Cariri climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys cariri'')
* Cauca climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys caucensis'')
* Coues's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys couesi'')
* Eastern Amazon climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys emiliae'')
* Buff-bellied climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys fulviventer'')
* Gardner's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys gardneri'')
*'' Rhipidomys ipukensis''
*'' Rhipidomys itoan''
* Broad-footed climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys latimanus'')
* White-footed climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys leucodactylus'')
* MacConnell's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys macconnelli'')
* Cerrado climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys macrurus'')
* Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys mastacalis'')
* Peruvian climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys modicus'')
* Splendid climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys nitela'')
* Yellow-bellied climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys ochrogaster'')
*'' Rhipidomys similis''
*'' Rhipidomys tenuicauda''
*'' Rhipidomys tribei''
* Venezuelan climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys venezuelae'')
* Charming climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys venustus'')
* Wetzel's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys wetzeli'')
* Ybyra climbing rat (''Rhipidomys ybyrae'')]
References
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Rodent genera
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