Megalomys georginae
Turvey, Brace, & Weksler, 2012
Barbados Giant Rice Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Megalomys |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Turvey, S.T., Brace, S. and Weksler, M. 2012-11. A new species of recently extinct rice rat (Megalomys) from Barbados. Mammalian Biology 77(6):404-413.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.03.005Original name as described
Megalomys georginae
Type material
BMNH:PV:M 85496
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Silver Sands, Suazoid-era Amerindian archaeological site; Trench 2/4, 50–60 cm depth (13° 02' 55" N, 59° 31' 00" W), Christ Church, Barbados.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Barbados
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Turvey, S. T., Brace, S., & Weksler, M. (2012). A new species of recently extinct rice rat (Megalomys) from Barbados. Mammalian Biology-Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 77(6), 404-413.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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