Nesoryzomys fernandinae
Nesoryzomys fernandinae, also known as the Fernandina Nesoryzomys,[2] Fernandina Rice Rat,[1] or Fernandina Galápagos Mouse,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Fernandina in the Galápagos Islands (part of Ecuador), which it shares with N. indefessus narboroughi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Tirira et al., 2008
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 071366021X
- 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 fernandinae. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on December 8, 2009.