Rhipidomys nitela

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

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

Name

• Rhipidomys nitela Thomas, 1901: 148

Holotype:

Type locality: “Kwaimattat, Kanuku Mts.” the labels attached to all the skins, however, are marked “Quatata [or “Quatatat”], Kanuku Mts., B. Guiana, 240’ [feet]” redefined to Kwatata, Kanuku Mountains, Upper Takutu–Upper Essequibo, Guyana (Tribe, 2015: 610)

Synonyms

• Rhipidomys venezuelae fervidus Thomas, 1904: 34
• Rhipidomys venezuelae yuruanus Allen, 1913: 601
• Rhipidomys milleri Allen, 1913: 602
• Rhipidomys nitela tobagi Goodwin, 1961: 16

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1901. On a collection of mammals from the Kanuku Mountains, British Guiana. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 8: 139–154.
• Thomas, O. 1904. New Sciurus, Rhipidomys, Sylvilagus and Caluromys from Venezuela. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 7 14: 33–37.
• Allen, J.A. 1913c. New South American Muridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Nataural History 32: 597–604.
• Goodwin, G.G. 1961. The murine opossums (genus Marmosa) of the West Indies, and the description of a new subspecies of Rhipidomys from Little Tobago. American Museum Novitates 2070: 1–20.

Links

• Rhipidomys nitela 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 nitela  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Guianan Rhipidomys, Splendid Climbing Mouse