Nelson's giant deer mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nelson's giant deer mouse Megadontomys nelsoni Endangered

Where the Nelson's giant deer mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 43 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Megadontomys nelsoni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Nelson's giant deer mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nelson's giant deer mouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Nelson's giant deer mouse endangered?

The Nelson's giant deer mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Nelson's giant deer mouse?

The Nelson's giant deer mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Megadontomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nelson's giant deer mouse

Nelson's giant deer mouse (Megadontomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nelson's giant deer mouse (revision 1325802216), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769219 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).