Megadontomys nelsoni Merriam 1898

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1052

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11324544
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scientific name	Megadontomys nelsoni Merriam 1898
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Megadontomys nelsoni Merriam 1898 View in CoL

Megadontomys nelsoni Merriam 1898 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 12: 116.

Type Locality: México, Veracruz, Jico, 6000 ft (1830 m).

Vernacular Names: Nelson's Big-toothed Deermouse.

Distribution: E slopes of Sierra Madre Oriental, from SE Hidalgo to C Veracruz, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Relegated to a subspecies of Peromyscus thomasi by Musser (1964); reinstated to species rank by Carleton (1989).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae
Genus	Megadontomys

Megadontomys nelsoni Merriam 1898

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Megadontomys nelsoni

Merriam 1898: 116

1898

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