Nesoryzomys fernandinae
| Nesoryzomys fernandinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| 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,[2] Fernandina rice rat,[1] or Fernandina Galápagos mouse,[3] 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.[1] The conservation status of this endemic species continues to be investigated.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Nesoryzomys fernandinae". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Duff & Lawson 2004.
- ↑ Fritz Trillmich (1986). "The future of the Fernandina rice rats: extinction or captive breeding?". Notícias de Galápagos. 44: 15–16.
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-7136-6021-X.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.