Big-eared woodrat
| Big-eared woodrat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Neotoma |
| Species: | N. macrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotoma macrotis Thomas, 1893 | |
The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] A study of the species found the "Bear Canyon" virus, traditionally associated with the California mouse, is actually passed by the big-eared woodrat before host-jumping to the California mouse.[3]
References
- ↑ Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Neotoma macrotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1057. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Cajimat, M. N. B.; Milazzo, M. L.; Hess, B. D.; Rood, M. P.; Fulhorst, C. F. (2007-10-25). "Principal host relationships and evolutionary history of the North American arenaviruses". Virology (Elsevier) 367 (2): 235–243. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2007.05.031. PMC 2323605. PMID 17624390.
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