Biology:Neotoma insularis

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Short description: Species of rodent

Neotoma insularis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Neotoma
Species:
N. insularis
Binomial name
Neotoma insularis
Townsend, 1912[2]

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

This species is described as being of medium body size with a relatively short tail.[5]

Classification

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

Wikidata ☰ Q47086798 entry