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Neotoma mexicana

Description

The Mexican woodrat (Neotoma mexicana) is a medium-sized rat occurring in the United States from Utah and Colorado south through New Mexico and parts of Arizona and Trans-Pecos Texas. Its range continues south in the highlands to Honduras. Although occurring at lower elevations during the Pleistocene, it generally is limited now to highlands supporting open coniferous forests or woodlands. In a few places, it occurs in lower country where lava or boulder fields occur; presumably the presence of spaces extending far below the surface enables survival. Like most members of the genus living in rocky areas, dens tend to take advantage of crevices, rock shelters, and caves; stick nests are relatively rare.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2438447https://www.gbif.org/species/2438447
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)49126https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=49126
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaS盲ve-S枚derbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaS盲ve-S枚derbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
-Glires
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeNeotomini
genusNeotomaSay and Ord 1825
speciesNeotoma mexicanaBaird 1855
Generic NameNeotoma
Common NameMexican woodrat
Scientific NameNeotoma mexicana Baird, 1855
Name Published InProc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia vol.7 p.333
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Neotoma mexicanaspeciesbelongs to Neotomastated without evidenceBaird, 1855
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance2.59 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore (based on Rodentia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals.
Common Name(s) Mexican Woodrat, Rata-cambalachera Mexicana
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotoma_mexicana

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Neotoma mexicana chamula
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana distincta
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana fallax
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana isthmica
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana mexicana
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana navus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana ochracea
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana parvidens
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana picta
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana pinetorum
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana solitaria
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana tenuicauda
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana torquata
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana tropicalis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neotoma mexicana vulcani
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Neotoma mexicana bullata Merriam, 1894GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana bullata
Neotoma mexicana madrensis Goldman, 1905GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana madrensis
Neotoma fallax Merriam, 1894GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma fallax
Neotoma ferruginea chamula Goldman, 1909GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma ferruginea chamula
Neotoma ferruginea solitaria Goldman, 1905GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma ferruginea solitaria
Neotoma distincta Bangs, 1903GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma distincta
Neotoma torquata Ward, 1891GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma torquata
Neotoma isthmica Goldman, 1904GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma isthmica
Neotoma tropicalis Goldman, 1904GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma tropicalis
Neotoma mexicana inornata Goldman, 1938GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana inornata
Neotoma picta Goldman, 1904GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma picta
Neotoma tenuicauda Merriam, 1892GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma tenuicauda
Neotoma mexicana atrata Burt, 1939GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana atrata
Neotoma mexicana scopulorum Finley, 1953GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana scopulorum
Neotoma mexicana eremita Hall, 1955GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana eremita
Neotoma pinetorum Merriam, 1893GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma pinetorum
Neotoma mexicana inopinata Goldman, 1933GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma mexicana inopinata
Neotoma ferruginea ochracea Goldman, 1905GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma ferruginea ochracea
Neotoma ferruginea Tomes, 1862GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma ferruginea
Neotoma parvidens Goldman, 1904GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma parvidens
Neotoma ferruginea vulcani Sanborn, 1935GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma ferruginea vulcani
Neotoma navus Merriam, 1903GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma navus
Neotoma ferruginea griseoventer Dalquest, 1951GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma ferruginea griseoventer
Neotoma sinaloae J.A.Allen, 1898GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma sinaloae

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1855Neotoma mexicana Baird
1935Neotoma mexicana Schultz and Howard p. 281
1980Neotoma mexicana Kurten and Anderson p. 253

References

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Schultz C. B., Howard E. B. (1935) The fauna of Burnet Cave, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 87, 273-298
Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
(2001) database, Comisi贸n Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Superfamily Muroidea: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Hall, E. Raymond (1981) The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hall, E. Raymond, 1981: null. The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2. 601-1175. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 894-1531. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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