Authority citation: Allen, J.A. 1901-01-31. On a further collection of mammals from southeastern Peru, collected by Mr. H.H. Keays: with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 14(3):41-46.
Authority publication link: https://hdl.handle.net/2246/497
Original name as described: Rhipidomys ochrogaster
Nominal names: ochrogaster J. A. Allen, 1901
Other common names: Buff-bellied Rhipidomys|Yellow-bellied Climbing Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Thomasomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH M-16481
Type locality: "Inca Mines," Santo Domingo, 1689 m, on the Río Inambari, Puno, Peru.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Peru (PER)
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:
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