Gardner's climbing mouse (Rhipidomys gardneri) is a rodent species from South America.

Gardner's climbing mouse is one of the larger members of the genus, with a head-and-body length of 150 to 190 mm (5.9 to 7.5 in) and a tail rather longer than the body.

The dorsal fur is short and rather coarse, varying in colour from grey to orange-brown, each hair being banded.

The dark patch on the upper surface of the large hind feet does not extend onto the toes.

[1] Nevertheless, besides its forest home it has adapted to many disturbed and man-made habitats, including the thatched roofs of houses, and one female was found nursing young in the drawer of a piece of furniture.