Xenomys nelsoni Merriam 1892

Xenomys nelsoni Merriam 1892, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 7: 161.

Type Locality: México, Colima, Hacienda Magdalena (= Pueblo Juárez, as per Schaldach, 1960), between Ciudad Colima and Manzanillo.

Vernacular Names: Magdalena Woodrat.

Distribution: Tropical coastal lowlands, sea level- 450 m, of Colima and SW Jalisco, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Most natural history information contained in the reports of Schaldach (1960) and Ceballos (1990). See Ceballos et al. (2002 b, Mammalian Species No. 704).