| Nelsonia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Tribe: | Neotomini |
| Genus: | Nelsonia Merriam, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Nelsonia neotomodon | |
| Species | |
Nelsonia is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in Mexico. It contains the following species:
- Goldman's diminutive woodrat (Nelsonia goldmani)
- Diminutive woodrat (Nelsonia neotomodon)
References
- 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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