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Long-tailed Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys macrurus

Classification

The cerrado climbing mouse or long-tailed rhipidomys (Rhipidomys macrurus) is an arboreal rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America. It is found in primary or secondary forests of the cerrado and caatinga in central and eastern Brazil, and has also been seen in the Atlantic Forest. Its karyotype is 2n = 44, FN = 48-52.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 16