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Nesoryzomys
Sign in to saveNesoryzomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Five species have been described, with two of them considered extinct.
Species
Large Fernandina Rice Rat
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
加拉帕戈斯稻鼠屬 (學名:Nesoryzomys），哺乳綱囓齒目鼠科的一屬，共4種，現存2種。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Collections
- TTU, UCMP, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Galapagos Islands, Equateur
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sigmodontinae
- Image
- Galapagos-rice-rat-floreana.jpg
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- Nesoryzomys
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- Category:Nesoryzomys
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Encyclopedic overview
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Nesoryzomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Five species have been described, with two of them considered extinct.
Other rodents restricted to the Galápagos include Megaoryzomys curioi and Aegialomys galapagoensis.
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