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Nesoryzomys fernandinae

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Species of rodent

Nesoryzomys fernandinae
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Nesoryzomys
Species: N. fernandinae
Binomial name
Nesoryzomys fernandinae
Hutterer and Hirsch, 1979

Nesoryzomys fernandinae, also known as the Fernandina nesoryzomys, Fernandina rice rat, or Fernandina Galápagos mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Fernandina in the Galápagos Islands (part of Ecuador), which it shares with N. narboroughi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The conservation status of this endemic species continues to be investigated.

References

  1. ^ Dowler, R.; Weksler, M. (2018). "Nesoryzomys fernandinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T14707A22390507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14707A22390507.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. Duff and Lawson, 2004
  4. Fritz Trillmich (1986). "The future of the Fernandina rice rats: extinction or captive breeding?". Notícias de Galápagos. 44: 15–16.

Literature cited

Species of tribe Oryzomyini (rice rats)
Aegialomys
Agathaeromys
Amphinectomys
Carletonomys
Cerradomys
Drymoreomys
Eremoryzomys
Euryoryzomys
Handleyomys
Holochilus
Hylaeamys
Lundomys
Megalomys
Melanomys
Microakodontomys
Microryzomys
Mindomys
Neacomys
Nectomys
Nephelomys
Nesoryzomys
Noronhomys
Oecomys
Oligoryzomys
Oreoryzomys
Oryzomys
Pennatomys
Pseudoryzomys
Reigomys
Scolomys
Sigmodontomys
Sooretamys
Transandinomys
Zygodontomys
Incertae sedis
Taxon identifiers
Nesoryzomys fernandinae


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