| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | CRICETIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Megadontomys thomasi | |||
| Species Authority: | (Merriam, 1898) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2008 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) | |||
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Justification: Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat. |
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| Range Description: | This species is known from the high Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, México, at 3,000 - 3,500 m (Musser and Carleton 2005). |
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Native:
Mexico
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| Population: | This species is considered rare. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species occurs in cloud forest from 3,000 - 3,500 m. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | This species is threatened by habitat loss from timber extraction within its range. |
| Conservation Actions: | This species is protected by Mexican Law (NOM-059-ECOL-2001). |
| Citation: | Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. 2008. Megadontomys thomasi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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