Nesoryzomys indefessus indefessus Thomas, 1899:280
Indefatigable Galápagos mouse, Santa Cruz nesoryzomys, Indefatigable rice rat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oryzomys indefessus Thomas, 1899:280; Nesoryzomys sp. nov. A (Turvey, 2009:52; Turvey & Fritz, 2011:SI:8)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1934 (Fisher & Blomberg, 2012; Lee et al., 2017)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Baltra (= South Seymour) & Santa Cruz (=Indefatigable), Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
MCZ 27036 (skin and skull; female)
MCZ 27037 (skin and skull; female)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Thomas, Oldfield. (1899). Descriptions of new neotropical mammals. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, v. 4, 1899, p. 280.
Other references:
Bininda-Emonds, O.R.P., Cardillo, M., Jones, K.E., MacPhee, R.D.E., Beck, R.M.D., Grenyer, R., Price, S.A., Vos, R.A., Gittleman, J.L. & Purvis, A. (2007). The delayed rise of present-day mammals. Nature 446, 507-512.
Dowler, R.C., Carroll, D.S., and Edwards, C.W. 2000. Rediscovery of rodents (Genus Nesoryzomys) considered extinct in the Galapagos Islands. Oryx 34(2): 109-117.
Fisher, Diana O. and Blomberg, Simon P. (2012). Inferring Extinction of Mammals from Sighting Records, Threats, and Biological Traits. Conservation Biology 26(1): 57-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01797.x
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Harris, D.B. (2006) Introduced black rats abd endemic Galapagos rice rats: competition, coexistence and conservation. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Linacre College, Oxford.
Harris, D.B., MacDonald, D.W. (2007) Population ecology of the endemic rodent Nesoryzomys swarthi in the tropical desert of the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 88 (1): 208-219.
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Lee, T. E., Fisher, D. O., Blomberg, S. P. and Wintle, B. A. (2017). Extinct or still out there? Disentangling influences on extinction and rediscovery helps to clarify the fate of species on the edge. Global Change Biology 23(2): 621-634. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13421
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Orr, R. T. (1938). A new rodent of the genus Nesoryzomys from the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, 4th Series, 23: 303-306.
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