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Nesoryzomys narboroughi
Nesoryzomys narboroughi is a rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys from Fernandina Island in the Galápagos Islands.
| Nesoryzomys narboroughi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nesoryzomys |
| Species: | N. narboroughi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoryzomys narboroughi Heller, 1904 | |
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Taxonomy edit
Nesoryzomys indefessus, a related extinct species, was found on Indefatigable Island. Some consider the two to be subspecies of one species, in which the Fernandina form would be Nesoryzomys indefessus narboroughi;[1] however, N. narboroughi is now considered distinct.[2]
Conservation edit
Due to Fernandina Island's small size, as well as vulnerability to invasive species, N. narborughi was rated by the IUCN Red List as a Vulnerable species.
References edit
- ^ a b Dowler, R.; Weksler, M. (2018). "Nesoryzomys narboroughi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T40765A22390714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T40765A22390714.en.
- ^ Dowler, R. C. 2015. Genus Nesoryzomys Heller, 1904. In: Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. (eds), Mammals of South America, pp. 390-393. University of Chicago Press.
Literature cited edit
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0