Megaoryzomys curioi

(Niethammer, 1964)

Galapagos Giant 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 : Megaoryzomys

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Niethammer, J. 1964. Contribution à la connaissance des mammifères terrestres de l'île Indefatigable (= Santa Cruz), Galapagos. Mammalia 28(4):593-606.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1964.28.4.593

Original name as described

Megalomys curioi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1967.1649

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2c0f5ac-1983-4140-a96f-45a6f710b124

Type locality

volcanic tube 3 km N Academy Bay, Santa Cruz I, Galápagos Is, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Galápagos Islands

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002565

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Megalomys curioi

(Niethammer, 1964)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curioi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1967.1649

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2c0f5ac-1983-4140-a96f-45a6f710b124

Authority page

596

Authority publication

Mammalia

Megaoryzomys curioi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curioi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136657/22330270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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