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guard hairs. The underparts are whitish, the hairs having pale to dark grey bases, and there is sometimes an orange patch in the centre of the breast. The tail is mid to dark brown, sparsely covered with hair, and terminates in a moderately-long tuft of hair. The hindfeet are broad and their upper surfaces bear large dark patches that sometimes extend onto the digits.
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This mouse attains a head-and-body length of between 130 and 165 mm (5.1 and 6.5 in), with a relatively long tail some 135% of the head-and-body length. The fur is coarse and rather short. The general colour is yellowish- to reddish-brown agouti (with banded hairs) which contrasts with dark
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This species is generally uncommon and is poorly known. Its primary habitat is virgin forest and it is not known whether it can adapt to secondary forest, although one individual was discovered in an old shed. The population trend is probably downward as the forest within its distributional range is
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being cleared for agricultural use and the production of illegal crops (coca), but its distribution is wide and the
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Patton, James L.; Pardiñas, Ulyses F.J.; D'Elía, Guillermo (2015).
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Sigmodontinae
Rhipidomys
Binomial name
Thomas
South American
species
rodent
Cricetidae
endemic
Andes
Peru
nocturnal
arboreal
cloud forest
coca
least-concern species
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature
least concern

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