Megaoryzomys
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Megaoryzomys curioi, also known as the Galápagos giant rat, is an extinct species of sigmodontine rodent, known only from Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Islands. It likely met its demise when European settlers introduced invasive species to the island. It is the only species in the genus Megaoryzomys. Its relationships have historically been unclear; it has been placed in both Oryzomyini and Thomasomyini in the past. A 2021 study favoured placing it in the former on overall skull morphology.
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Vinony's link graph records 374 inbound references to Megaoryzomys, and connects out to Sigmodontinae, Gerbillinae and Arvicolinae.
Vinony files it under Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands, Fossil taxa described in 1979 and IUCN Red List extinct species.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sigmodontinae
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- Megaoryzomys curioi.JPG
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- taxon name
- Megaoryzomys
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Megaoryzomys
- extinction date
- 1500-00-00
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Megaoryzomys curioi, also known as the Galápagos giant rat, is an extinct species of sigmodontine rodent, known only from Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Islands. It likely met its demise when European settlers introduced invasive species to the island. It is the only species in the genus Megaoryzomys. Its relationships have historically been unclear; it has been placed in both Oryzomyini and Thomasomyini in the past. A 2021 study favoured placing it in the former on overall skull morphology.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Megaoryzomys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.