Neotoma macrotis
O. Thomas, 1893
Big-eared 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 | : Neotoma |
Subgenus | : Neotoma |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1893-09-01. On two new members of the genus Heteromys and two of Neotoma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)12(69):233-235.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344000Original name as described
Neotoma macrotis
Other common names
Large-eared Woodrat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1893.2.2.4
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1eff5cc8-b5ac-46d4-b7ba-39fe524afbd0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/75afcd95-e35a-4e76-b919-63aecab2fc74Type locality
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States · Mexico
Subregion distribution
USA(CA)
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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