Nelsonia neotomodon

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Western Diminutive Woodrat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Neotomini
Genus : Nelsonia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1897-12-17. _Nelsonia neotomodon_, a new genus and species of murine rodent from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:277-279.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263452

Original name as described

Nelsonia neotomodon

Type material

USNM:MAMM:90891

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/351900a78-cd93-4cbd-b921-01fd7a610850

Type locality

mountains near Plateado (2500 m), Zacatecas, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002225

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Nelsonia neotomodon

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

neotomodon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:90891

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/351900a78-cd93-4cbd-b921-01fd7a610850

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263452

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14487/22338473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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