Nelson's Rice Rat
Extinct circa 1899 CE • Maria Madre Island, Mexico
Goldman, Edward A. Skull of a Specimen of Oryzomys Nelsoni in Dorsal View. Digital image. The Rice Rats of North America. North American Fauna 43:1–100. This Image Is Plate II, Fig. 1., 1918. Web. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oryzomys_nelsoni_dorsal.png>.
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