Hodomys alleni

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hodomys alleni

Species Authority:

(Merriam, 1892)

Common Name/s:

English

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Allen's Woodrat, Allen's Wood Rat

Taxonomic Notes:

Also known as Neotoma alleni.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E.
Reviewer/s:	McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from south Sinaloa to Oaxaca; it is found in interior México along basins of Río Balsas to central Puebla and Río Tehuacán to north Oaxaca (Musser and Carleton 2005).
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is relatively common to locally abundant in suitable habitat (Genoways and Birney 1974).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species can be found on the lower wooded slopes and the adjacent dry grounds that are covered with mesquite. Its burrows are at the base of trees and under other available cover. Numerous trails have been noted leading from these burrows onto the wooded hillside. It prefers the foot of low cliffs and rocky ledges on the hillsides, and it is noted that it inhabits dense patches of agave (Genoways and Birney 1974). A female captured in February had a single embryo; and a lactating female accompanied by two young was found in September (Genoways and Birney 1974).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This species can be found on the lower wooded slopes and the adjacent dry grounds that are covered with mesquite.

Its burrows are at the base of trees and under other available cover. Numerous trails have been noted leading from these burrows onto the wooded hillside. It prefers the foot of low cliffs and rocky ledges on the hillsides, and it is noted that it inhabits dense patches of agave (Genoways and Birney 1974).

A female captured in February had a single embryo; and a lactating female accompanied by two young was found in September (Genoways and Birney 1974).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats are known to this species.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats are known to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are several protected areas located within the range of this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are several protected areas located within the range of this species.

Citation:	Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. 2008. Hodomys alleni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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