Nesoryzomys swarthi
| Nesoryzomys swarthi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nesoryzomys |
| Species: | N. swarthi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoryzomys swarthi Orr, 1938 | |
Nesoryzomys swarthi, also known as the Santiago nesoryzomys[2] or Santiago Galápagos mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Santiago in the Galápagos Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]
It was considered extinct since it was last recorded in 1906, but it was rediscovered in 1997. A smaller, related rice rat was also rediscovered—the Fernandina rice rat (N. fernandinae) on Fernandina.[3]
References
- 1 2 Dowler, R.; Weksler, M. (2018). "Nesoryzomys swarthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T14709A22390617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14709A22390617.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Nesoryzomys swarthi". 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.
- ↑ Dowler, R.C.; Carroll, D.S.; and Edwards, C.W. (2000). "Rediscovery of rodents (Genus Nesoryzomys) considered extinct in the Galápagos Islands". Oryx. 34 (2): 109–118. Bibcode:2000Oryx...34..109D. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3008.2000.00104.x.