Rhipidomys cariri, Tribe, 2005

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 488-489

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6707142

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6727529

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F06D13-FF7F-20B5-085E-1E920D70FD71

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scientific name

Rhipidomys cariri
status

 

612. View Plate 27: Cricetidae

Cariri Climbing Rat

Rhipidomys cariri

French: Rhipidomys des Cariris / German: Cariri-Neuweltklettermaus / Spanish: Rata trepadora de Cariri

Other common names: Cariri Climbing Mouse, Cariri Rhipidomys

Taxonomy. Rhipidomys cariri Tribe, 2005 , Crato, Ceara, Brazil.

Validity of the subspecies baturiteensis requires reevaluation. Monotypic.

Distribution. NE Brazil (Ceara, Pernambuco, and N Bahia ). View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 130-190 mm, tail 143-266 mm, hindfoot 27-30 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Cariri Climbing Rat is moderately large, with tail 110-140% of head-body length. Dorsum is yellowish gray-brown, often somewhat grayer, sometimes redder, but always with conspicuousflecking from dark guard hairs and dark tips of body hairs. Venter is white or pale cream. Pelage texture is sligh.

Habitat. Semiarid caatinga in isolated mesic forests (“brejos”) maintained by orographic rainfall. Cariri Climbing Rats from Crato, Brazil, were captured in cultivated fields (rice, beans, maize, manioc, and sugarcane), palms, and unidentified trees.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Two female Cariri Climbing Rats each had four embryos in late July; six of seven males captured between mid-August and early September had enlarged testes.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Costa et al. (2011), Patton, Catzeflis, Weksler & Percequillo (2008a), Tribe (1996, 2005, 2015).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

SubOrder

Myomorpha

SuperFamily

Muroidea

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Rhipidomys

Loc

Rhipidomys cariri

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr 2017
2017
Loc

Rhipidomys cariri

Tribe 2005
2005
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