Ybyra climbing rat

The Ybyra climbing rat (Rhipidomys ybyrae) is a newly described species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Brazil.[1][2]

Ybyra climbing rat
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Rhipidomys
Species:
R. ybyrae
Binomial name
Rhipidomys ybyrae
Lanes & Bonvincino, 2023

References

  1. "Rhipidomys ybyrae (id=1006771)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  2. Lanes, R. D. O.; Bonvicino, C. R. (2023). "Reevaluation of Rhipidomys emiliae (JA Allen 1916) and description of a new Rhipidomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) species from Amazonia and Cerrado". Zootaxa. 5346 (5): 591. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5346.5.5. PMID 38221321. S2CID 262188505.
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