Neotoma macrotis
| Big-eared woodrat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Neotoma |
| Species: | N. macrotis |
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Neotoma macrotis Thomas, 1893 |
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The big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. A study of the species found the "Bear Canyon" virus, a mammarenavirus, traditionally associated with the California mouse, is actually passed by the big-eared woodrat before host-jumping to the California mouse.
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