Authority citation: de Winton, W.E. 1900-09. Mammalia. P. 52 in Lankester, E.R. (eds.). II. Report on a Collection made by Messrs. F. V. McConnell and J. J. Quelch at Mount Roraima in British Guiana. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)8:51-76.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8323826
Original name as described: Rhipidomys Macconnelli
Nominal names: macconnelli de Winton, 1900 | maccomelli Trouessart, 1904 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | subnubis (Tate, 1939) | macconelli Hershkovitz, 1959 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Macconnell's Climbing Mouse|Macconnell's Tepui Rhipidomys|Tepui Rhipidomys
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Thomasomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1899.3.6.1
Type locality: "summit of [Mount] Roraima, Demerara," Guyana.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Venezuela (VEN) | Guyana (GUY) | Brazil (BRA)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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