Atlantic Forest climbing mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic Forest climbing mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhipidomys mastacalis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Atlantic Forest climbing mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic Forest climbing mouse in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Oriximiná.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Atlantic Forest climbing mouse endangered?

The Atlantic Forest climbing mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic Forest climbing mouse?

The Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (Rhipidomys mastacalis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Rhipidomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic Forest climbing mouse

The Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (Rhipidomys mastacalis) is an arboreal rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil at elevations from sea level to 1500 m. It utilizes the ground more than the understory in isolated forests (highland marshes) however this utilization changes in certain areas of the Atlantic Forest where it prefers to use the vegetation canopy. Its karyotype is 2n = 44, FN = 74–80.

It is sometimes also referred to as the long-tailed climbing mouse. Rhipidomys macrurus is similarly sometimes commonly known as the "long-tailed rhipidomys", while rodents of genus Vandeleuria are also commonly known as long-tailed climbing mice.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic Forest climbing mouse (revision 1313825306), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q588724 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).