- Anthony's Woodrat
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Anthony's Woodrat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Neotoma Species: N. anthonyi Binomial name Neotoma anthonyi
J.A Allen, 1898Anthony's Woodrat (Neotoma anthonyi) was a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was found only on Isla Todos Santos in Baja California Norte, Mexico. It is believed they were driven to extinction through predation from feral cats.
References
- ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. (2008). Neotoma anthonyi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 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.
Categories:- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Neotominae
- Extinct mammals of North America
- Cricetidae stubs
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