Antillomys rayi Brace et al. 2015
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oryzomyini sp. (rice rat) (Steadman et al., 1984)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
Antigua, Lesser Antilles
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brace, Selina et al. (2015). Unexpected evolutionary diversity in a recently extinct Caribbean mammal radiation. Proc Biol Sci. B 282(1807): 20142371.
Other references:
Goedert, Jean et al. (2020). Isotopic ecology and extirpation chronology of the extinct Lesser Antillean native rodent Antillomys rayi Brace et al. (2015). Quaternary Science Reviews 245: 106509. [Abstract]
David W. Steadman, Gregory K. Pregill, and Storrs L. Olson. (1984). Fossil vertebrates from Antigua, Lesser Antilles: Evidence for late Holocene human-caused extinctions in the West Indies. Proc. Nati. Acad. Sci. USA 81: 4448-4451.