San Martín Island woodrat
| San Martín Island woodrat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Neotoma |
| Species: | N. martinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotoma martinensis Goldman, 1905 | |
The San Martín Island woodrat (Neotoma martinensis) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
Description
It was endemic to San Martín Island, located off the Pacific coast of the central Baja California Peninsula, part of southwestern Baja California state in northwestern Mexico.
The primary threat to the San Martín Island woodrat was predation by feral cats on the island.
References
- ↑ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Neotoma martinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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