Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Megaoryzomys curioi
Rata gigante de Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz giant rat, giant Galápagos rice rat
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Megaoryzomys
Species
curioi
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- Harris, D.B. (2006) Introduced black rats abd endemic Galapagos rice rats: competition, coexistence and conservation. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Linacre College, Oxford.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
- Snell, H.L. Tye, A., Causton, C.E. & Bensted-Smith, R. (1999) Estado y amenazas de la biodiversidad terretre de Galápagos. Visión para la biodiversidad de las islas Galápagos. Fundación Charles Darwin para las islas Galápagos y WWF. Puerto Ayora, Galápagos.
- Steadman, D. W. Ray, C. E. (1982) The relationships of Megaoryzomys curioi, an extinct cricetine rodent (Muroidea: Muridae) from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 51: 1-23
- Steadman, D. W. Stafford, T. W., Donahue, D. J. & Jull, A. J. T. (1991) Chronology of Holocene vertebrate extinction in the Galápagos Islands. Quaternary Research 36(1): 126-133.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Megaoryzomys curioi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5222. Accessed 1 November 2026.