Nelson's woodrat

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Nelson's woodrat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Neotoma
Species:
N. nelsoni
Binomial name
Neotoma nelsoni
Goldman, 1905

Nelson's woodrat (Neotoma nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from the eastern slopes of the volcanoes Orizaba and Cofre de Perote. [1] Due to the small geographic range, isolation, and low population, the Nelson's woodrat has a higher risk for extinction. [2] The distribution and population sizes are small. The population exists in geographic isolation, which prevents gene flow [2]

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Location

The Nelson's woodrat can only be found on the eastern side of the volcanoes Pico de Orizaba and Cofre de Perote in Mexico. The estimated area for where this species is located is 1,350 km2. This area includes steep slopes, coffee plantations, and a cloud forest.

Characteristics [2]

Average measurements [3]

Threats

Currently the Nelson's woodrat is threatened by agriculture and invasive species. In Mexico, a conversion to agriculture is taking place which is taking away the home of the Nelson's woodrat. Exotic and invasive species pose a threat to the Nelson's woodrat as potential predators. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2018). "Neotoma nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T14592A22372306. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14592A22372306.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 González-Rúiz, Noé; Ramírez-Pulido, José; Genoways, Hugh H. (January 2006). "Geographic Distribution, Taxonomy, and Conservation Status of Nelson's Woodrat (Neotoma Nelsoni) in Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist. 51 (1): 112–116. doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2006)51[112:GDTACS]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0038-4909. S2CID   86249420.
  3. Merriam, C. Hart (1894). "A New Subfamily of Murine Rodents: The Neotominæ: With Description of a New Genus and Species and a Synopsis of the Known Forms". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 46: 225–252. ISSN   0097-3157. JSTOR   4062115.
  4. Noroeste), Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del (2017-01-17). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Nelson's Woodrat". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-02-25.