Neotoma (Neotoma) chrysomelas J. A. Allen 1908

Neotoma (Neotoma) chrysomelas J. A. Allen 1908, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 24: 653.

Type Locality: Nicaragua, Matagalpa Dept., Matagalpa.

Vernacular Names: Nicaraguan Woodrat.

Distribution: NW Nicaragua, Honduras.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotoma, mexicana species group ( sensu Edwards and Bradley, 2002 b). Hall (1981) suggested that chrysomelas is conspecific with N. mexicana, a proposal that should be considered apropos of a much needed revision of the latter.