''Rhipidomys'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

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 almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...

, The following 24

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of climbing mouse species are currently recognised: * '' Rhipidomys albujai'' *

Southern climbing mouse The southern climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys austrinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia in forested valleys and on slopes on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains. Description The southern c ...

(''Rhipidomys austrinus'') * Cariri climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys cariri'') * Cauca climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys caucensis'') *

Coues's climbing mouse Coues's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys couesi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is named in honour of the American zoologist Elliott Coues who studied ...

(''Rhipidomys couesi'') * Eastern Amazon climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys emiliae'') *

Buff-bellied climbing mouse The buff-bellied climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys fulviventer'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República ...

(''Rhipidomys fulviventer'') * Gardner's climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys gardneri'') *'' Rhipidomys ipukensis'' *'' Rhipidomys itoan'' * Broad-footed climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys latimanus'') *

White-footed climbing mouse The white-footed climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys leucodactylus'') is a species of South American rodent found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It is the type species of the genus and the type location ...

(''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'')

References

* Rodent genera {{Rhipidomys-stub