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Neotomodon alstoni C. H. Merriam, 1898

Volcano Deermouse

Authority citation: Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. A new genus (Neotomodon) and three new species of murine rodents from the mountains of southern Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:127-129.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263638

Original name as described: Neotomodon alstoni

Nominal names: alstoni C. H. Merriam, 1898 | orizabae C. H. Merriam, 1898 | perotensis C. H. Merriam, 1898

Other common names: Mexican Volcano Mouse


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Neotominae -- Tribe: Peromyscini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:50534

Type locality: Nahuatzin, 8500 ft (= 2591 m), Michoacán, Mexico.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Mexico (MEX)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002263

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