Magdalena rat

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Magdalena Rat
Temporal range: Recent
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Tribe: Neotomini
Genus: Xenomys
Merriam, 1892
Species: X. nelsoni
Binomial name
Xenomys nelsoni
Merriam, 1892

The Magdalena Rat (Xenomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is the only species in the genus Xenomys. It is endemic to Colima and southwest Jalisco, Mexico, where it is found in coastal lowland forests at elevations up to 450 m.[1] The species is arboreal and nocturnal.[1] It is threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation due to deforestation and development.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T., Vázquez, E. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). "Xenomys nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
  2. ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1086. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 


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