Magdalena rat

Magdalena rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
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 which is found only in a small region of western Mexico.[2]

It is the only species in the genus Xenomys. The common name comes from the village where the first specimen was collected, and the second part of the scientific name refers to the collector.[3]

  1. ^ Vázquez, E. (2018). "Xenomys nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T23115A22359234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T23115A22359234.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1086. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ceballos2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).