Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nesoryzomys fernandinae
Raton de Fernandina, Fernandina Galapagos mouse, Darwin's rice rat
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Nesoryzomys
Species
fernandinae
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- 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.
- Steadman, D. 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.
- 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.
- Dowler R.C. Carroll, D.S. & Edwards, C.W. (2000) Rediscovery of rodents (Genus Nesoryzomys) considered extint in the Galapagos Island. Oryx 34(2): 109-117.
- Harris, D.B. MacDonald, D.W. (2007) Population ecology of the endemic rodent Nesoryzomys swarthi in the tropical desert of the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 88 (1): 208-219.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
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