Neotoma insularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Genus: | Neotoma |
Species: | N. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Neotoma insularis |
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]
This species is described as being of medium body size with a relatively short tail. [5]
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]
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Neotoma insularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Genus: | Neotoma |
Species: | N. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Neotoma insularis |
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]
This species is described as being of medium body size with a relatively short tail. [5]
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]
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