Aegialomys galapagoensis galapagoensis Waterhouse, 1839:66
San Cristobal Island rice rat, Chatham Island rice rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oryzomys galapagoensis Waterhouse, 1839:66
Possibly conspecific with the surviving subspecies A. g. bauri (Cabrera, 1961; Patton & Hafner, 1983).
Conservation Status
Extinct or rediscovered
Last record: 1835 (Goodwin & Goodwin, 1973)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
San Cristobal (=Chatham Island), Galapagos Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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