Nelson's woodrat
| Nelson's woodrat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Neotoma |
| Species: | N. nelsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotoma nelsoni Goldman, 1905 | |
Nelson's woodrat (Neotoma nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from the eastern slopes of the volcanoes Orizaba and Cofre de Perote.[1]
References
- 1 2 Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. (2008). Neotoma nelsoni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 3 August 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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