Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane & Debrot, 2001:182
Curaçao rice rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
May simply be a synonym of Oryzomys gorgasi (Weksler et al. 2006).
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: >1499 AD
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: LACM 96087 ("skull with complete palate preserving the upper molars (M1-3)")
Type locality: "Fissure, 30 m below edge of north face of Tafelberg Santa Barbara, (UTM coordinates: 19 518570, 13 34570)"
Syntype:
LACM 96091 ("hemimandible with M1-M3")
Topotype:
LACM 90688 ("partial skull")
Referred specimens:
LACM 96089 ("Hemimandible")
LACM 96090 ("Hemimandible")
ZMA 25.560 ("Hemimandible")
ZMA 25.561 ("Hemimandible")
ZMA 23.448 ("five hemimandibles")
Media
References
Original scientific description:
McFarlane, D. A. and A. O. Debrot. (2001). A new species of extinct oryzomyine rodent from the Quaternary of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Carribean Journal of Science 37: 182-184.
Other references:
Lamoreux, J. (2008). Oryzomys curasoae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 21 October 2012.
Voss, Robert S. and Weksler, Marcelo. (2009). On the Taxonomic Status of Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot, 2001, (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with Remarks on the Phylogenetic Relationships of O. gorgasi Hershkovitz, 1971. Caribbean Journal of Science 45(1): 73-79.
Weksler, M., Percequillo, A. R. and Voss, R. S. (2006). Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537: 1-29.
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