Neotoma insularis

Neotoma insularis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Neotominae
Genus:	Neotoma
Species:	N. insularis
Binomial name
Neotoma insularis Townsend, 1912 [2]

Neotoma insularis, the Angel de la Guarda woodrat, ^[3] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. ^[1] It is found in the Mexican state of Baja California on Angel de la Guarda Island. ^{[1] [4]}

Description

This species is described as being of medium body size with a relatively short tail. ^[5]

Classification

This species, initially described as such by Townsend in 1912, was listed as a subspecies of Neotoma lepida by Burt in 1932. ^{[4] [5]} Patton et al. (2008) revised the systematic position of Neotoma lepida and found it to be a species complex, with N. l. insularis being readily distinct from N. lepida, by means of mtDNA phylogeny and various morphological attributes, therefore reverting this population to its initial status as a species, as described by Townsend. ^[5]

References

1. Patton, J.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2017). "Neotoma insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T116989038A119112253. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T116989038A119112253.en .
2. Townsend, Charles H. (1912). "Mammals Collected by the 'Albatross' Expedition in Lower California in 1911, with Descriptions of New Species" (PDF). 31 (13). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: 125. Retrieved 24 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Neotoma insularis (id=1002236)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 24 January 2023.
4. Verts, B. J.; Carraway, Leslie N. (2002). ""Neotoma lepida"" . Journal of Mammalogy. Mammalian Species. 699 (6): 1–12. doi:10.1644/1545-1410(2002)699<0001:NL>2.0.CO;2. S2CID   198968924 . Retrieved 25 January 2023.
5. Patton, J.L.; Huckaby, D.G.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2008). "The evolutionary history and a systematic revision of woodrats of the Neotoma lepida group". University of California Publications in Zoology. 135: 1–411. ISBN   978-0-520-09866-4.