Indefatigable_Galápagos_mouse

<i>Nesoryzomys indefessus</i>

Nesoryzomys indefessus

Extinct species of rodent

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Nesoryzomys indefessus, also known as the Santa Cruz nesoryzomys[2] or Indefatigable Galápagos mouse,[3] is an extinct species of rodent from the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae from Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It formerly lived on Santa Cruz Island, but is now extinct, probably due to the introduction of black rats. Another related rodent, N. narboroughi, is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of N. indefessus.

Etymology

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.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. [3]
    Duff and Lawson, 2004
  4. [4]
    Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3. Aufl ed.). Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
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