Nesoryzomys indefessus
Nesoryzomys indefessus, also known as the Santa Cruz nesoryzomys[2] or Indefatigable Galápagos mouse,[3] is a rodent of the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae from Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It contains two subspecies: one (N. i. indefessus) formerly lived on Santa Cruz Island, but is now extinct, probably due to the introduction of black rats; and another (N. i. narboroughi) that is still alive on Fernandina Island. The two are sometimes considered to be different species.
| Nesoryzomys indefessus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nesoryzomys |
| Species: | †N. indefessus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nesoryzomys indefessus (Thomas, 1899) | |
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Its specific name is Latin for "unwearied, indefatigable", but the species was named after its island, which was formerly known as "Indefatigable Island" after a ship with the same name.
Footnotes
- The IUCN lists N. i. narboroughi as a different species; thus, this status refers only to the Santa Cruz population.
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References
- Tirira, D.G.; Weksler, M. (2019). "Nesoryzomys indefessus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T14708A22390443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T14708A22390443.en.
- Musser and Carleton, 2005
- Duff and Lawson, 2004
Literature cited
- 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
- Tirira, D., Dowler, R., Boada, C. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nesoryzomys indefessus. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 8, 2009.
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