Neotoma macrotis
Big-eared Woodrat
(Neotoma macrotis) | |
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Range | |
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Taxonomic classification | |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder: | Myomorphi |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Tribe: | Neotomini |
Genus: | Neotoma |
Subgenus: | Neotoma (subgenus) |
Binomial details | |
Neotoma macrotis O. Thomas, 1893 |
Neotoma macrotis was split from Neotoma fuscipes by Matocq (2002).
Description
From Ceballos (ed., 2014): "Neotoma macrotis is a medium-sized rat. The dorsal coloration varies from gray to brown and the belly is white. The feet are brown at the base and white in the mid-part. The tail is slightly bicolored and almost naked. The ears are wide and have a moderate amount of hair (Hall, 1981; Jameson and Peeters, 1988)."

External measurements
Length measurements are in millimeters (mm) and weight measurements are in grams (g), unless stated otherwise. If available, the sample size (n=) is provided. If a range is not provided and n= is not given, then the listed measurement represents an average.
Part of range | Reference | Total length | Tail length | Hindfoot length | Ear length | Mass |
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not reported | Ceballos (editor, 2014) | 335–468 | 158–241 | 32–47 | 31–34 | 184–358 |
References
Ceballos G, editor. 2014. Mammals of Mexico. Baltimore (MD, USA): Johns Hopkins University Press.
Hall ER. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Jameson EW, Peeters HJ. 1988. California mammals (Vol. 52). Berkeley (CA, USA): University of California Press.
Matocq MD. 2002. Phylogeographical structure and regional history of the dusky‐footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes. Molecular Ecology 11(2):229-242.
Thomas O. 1893-09-01. On two new members of the genus Heteromys and two of Neotoma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)12(69):233-235.