| Peruvian climbing mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Rhipidomys |
| Species: | R. modicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidomys modicus Thomas, 1926 |
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The Peruvian climbing mouse, Rhipidomys modicus, is a rodent species from South America. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Andes in central Peru, where it is found at altitudes from 700 to 1800 m.[1] The species is nocturnal and arboreal, and lives in lower montane forest and cloud forest.[1] It is threatened by forest clearance for coca cultivation.[1]