Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni), recorded as Endangered
Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse

Megadontomys nelsoni

Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse, also called Nelson’s Giant Deer Mouse, is a rodent in the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) — Megadontomys nelsoni, recorded as Endangered and tied to Mexico.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Megadontomys nelsoni
Recorded from
Mexico
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae · Megadontomys

The rodent

Rodents have ever-growing incisors. Species here are wild forms with a threat category — chipmunks, mole-rats, deer mice.

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse is recorded from Mexico.

GBIF currently lists 73 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1769219 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse (Megadontomys cryophilus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse

Megadontomys cryophilus
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse?
Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse, also called Nelson’s Giant Deer Mouse, is a rodent in the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) — Megadontomys nelsoni.
What is the conservation status of Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Megadontomys nelsoni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse live?
Nelson's giant deer mouse is a rodent in the family Cricetidae.
Why is Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Megadontomys nelsoni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.