Thomas's giant deer mouse

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Thomas's giant deer mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Megadontomys
Species:
M. thomasi
Binomial name
Megadontomys thomasi
(Merriam, 1898)

Thomas's giant deer mouse (Megadontomys thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico.

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References

  1. Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I. (2019). "Megadontomys thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T12942A22353461.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |page= identifier (help)