Gardner's Rhipidomys

Gardner's RhipidomysGardner's Rhipidomys is an arboreal rodent recorded in upper drainage systems of western Brazil, eastern Peru, and northeastern Bolivia. Its dorsal fur is short and coarse, ranging from gray to orange-brown.What does it look like?The dorsal fur is relatively short and coarse, gray to orange-brown. Ventral hairs are fulvous to yellow; gray-based hairs are limited to the midline of the throat and chest.How does it live?Gardner's Rhipidomys is an arboreal rodent recorded in upper drainage systems of western Brazil, eastern Peru, and northeastern Bolivia. Its dorsal fur is short and coarse, ranging from gray to orange-brown.The stomach of one specimen from mature forest at a site in Ucayali, Peru, indicated feeding on insect larvae living inside bamboo stems.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.