Neotoma insularis
| Neotoma insularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Description
[edit | edit source]This species is described as being of medium body size with a relatively short tail.[5]
Classification
[edit | edit source]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
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