Mexican water mouse

Mexican water mouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Rheomys
Species: R. mexicanus
Binomial name
Rheomys mexicanus
Goodwin, 1959

The Mexican water mouse (Rheomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found only in Mexico.

References

  1. Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Rheomys mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 Sep 2011.
  2. 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. 1166. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.