Nelson's giant deer mouse

Nelson's giant deer mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico.

Nelson's giant deer mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Megadontomys
Species:
M. nelsoni
Binomial name
Megadontomys nelsoni
(Merriam, 1898)

References

  1. Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E., Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Megadontomys nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2009.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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