Rhipidomys couesi

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 couesi

Name

• Rhipidomys couesi (J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1893)

Holotype: AMNH 5956/4685, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Princestown [i.e., Princes Town], Trinidad,” further restricted to “a point twelve miles north of the southern coast and seven miles southeast of Princestown” (J.A. Allen and Chapman 1893: 203).

Combinations

• Tylomys couesi J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1893: 211 [original combination]
• Rhipidomys couesi: J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1897: 18 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Rhipidomys venezuelae cumananus Thomas, 1900: 271

References

Primary references

• Allen, J.A. & Chapman, F.M. 1893. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5: 203–234. hdl: 2246/799 PDF Reference page. 
• Allen, J.A. & Chapman, F.M. 1897. On a second collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species, and a note on some mammals from the island of Dominica, W. I. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9: 13–30. hdl: 2246/536 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Rhipidomys couesi 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 couesi  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Coues’ Rhipidomys, Coues's Climbing Mouse