Rhipidomys venustus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Rhipidomys
Species: Rhipidomys venustus

Name

• Rhipidomys venustus Thomas, 1900: 152

Holotype: BMNH 1899.12.1.1, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Merida. Las Vegas del Chama, alt. 1400 m”, Venezuela.

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1900. New South-American mammals. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 5: 148-153. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Rhipidomys venustus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Rhipidomys venustus  (Least Concern)
• Rhipidomys venustus Thomas, 1900 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Charming Climbing Mouse, Mérida Rhipidomys, Mérida Highland Rhipidomys