Antillomys rayi Brace et al., 2015
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oryzomyini sp. (rice rat) (Steadman et al., 1984); Oryzomyini gen. et sp. indet. F (Turvey, 2009:53); Oryzomyini gen. et sp. indet. G (Turvey, 2009:53); Oryzomyini gen. et sp. indet. H (Turvey, 2009:53); Oryzomyini (Guadeloupe, La Desirade) (Turvey & Fritz, 2011:SI:8); Oryzomyini (Marie Galante) (Turvey & Fritz, 2011:SI:8)
The availability of the names Antillomys and Antillomys rayi were established by (Brace et al., 2023).
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
Antigua–Barbuda Bank (Antigua & Barbuda) & Guadeloupe Bank (Guadeloupe, La Désirade & Marie Galante), Lesser Antilles (Brace et al., 2015)
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:
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