Nelson's Rice Rat
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| Oryzomys nelsoni Merriam, 1898 |
The Nelson's Rice Rat (Oryzomys nelsoni) is an extinct species of rice rat from damp thickets in the vicinity of springs near the summit of Maria Madre Island, in the Tres Marias Group, off the coast of western Mexico. Four specimens were collected on 18 May 1897. The rice rat may have disappeared due to introduced rats and cats.
The binomial of this species commemorates the American naturalist Edward William Nelson.
[edit] External source
- Flannery, Tim & Schouten, Peter (2001). A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York. ISBN 0-87113-797-6.
[edit] References
- Baillie (1996). Oryzomys nelsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 9 May 2006.
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