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.
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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
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Wikispecies has information related to Nelson's giant deer mouse. |
- 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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