The Sonoran woodrat (''Neotoma phenax'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...

found only in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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Sonoran Woodrat The Sonoran woodrat (''Neotoma phenax'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. References

* Neotoma, Sonoran Woodrat Endemic mammals of Mexico Near threatened fauna of North America Taxonomy articles crea ...

Endemic mammals of Mexico Near threatened fauna of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam Fauna of the Sonoran Desert Sonoran–Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest Sinaloan dry forests {{Neotoma-stub