Rhipidomys nitela

O. Thomas, 1901

Splendid Climbing Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Thomasomyini
Genus: Rhipidomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1901-08-01. On a Collection of Mammals from the Kanuku Mountains, British Guiana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(44):139-154.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980192

Original name as described

Rhipidomys nitela

Other common names

Guianan Rhipidomys · Splendid Climbing Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.81

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8e428f7-e4e3-4c88-9af5-277001db3d64

Type locality

"Kwaimattat [= Kwatata], Kanuku Mts., " Upper Takutu–Upper Essequibo, Guyana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · French Guiana · Guyana · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002777

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Rhipidomys nitela

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.81

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kwaimattat, Kanuku Mts.

Type locality

Guyana.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8e428f7-e4e3-4c88-9af5-277001db3d64

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980192

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Allen (1911:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16009)
Tate (1939:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
Musser & Carleton (1993:745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Anderson (1997:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Voss, Lunde & Simmons (2001:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10101)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47778059/115400008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhipidomys venezuelæ fervidus

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fervidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.5.7.34

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

La Union, Lower Orinoco

Type locality

Venezuela: Bolívar.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c33263b5-27e6-4146-bcf7-ca86aef2ec8e

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733742

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1904:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15153)
Gyldenstolpe (1932:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Tate (1939:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys milleri

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-36332

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Guyana.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-36332

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891494

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys venezuelae yuruanus

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yuruanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-30735

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Venezuela: Bolívar.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-30735

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891493

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Tate (1939:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys venezuelae milleri:

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Rhipidomys venezuelae nitela:

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Rhipidomys nitela tobagi

G. G. Goodwin, 1961

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tobagi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-184555

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-184555

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63000505

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys mastacalis nitela:

Husson, 1978

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitela

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

412

Authority publication

Zoölogische Monographieën

Name usages

Husson (1978:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)

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