Nesoryzomys narboroughi

E. Heller, 1904

Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Nesoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Heller, E. 1904. Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Expedition, 1898–1899. Mammals of the Galapagos Archipelago, exclusive of the Cetacea. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (3)3(8):233-249.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31548084

Original name as described

Nesoryzomys narboroughi

Other common names

Large Fernandina Nesoryzomys

Type material

CAS:MAM:20789 (= SZC 2470)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159925

Type locality

Mangrove Point, Fernandina [= Narborough] Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Galápagos Islands

Taxonomy notes

split from N. indefessus

Taxonomy notes citation

Dowler, R. C. 2015. Genus Nesoryzomys Heller, 1904. In: Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. (eds), Mammals of South America , pp. 390-393. University of Chicago Press.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002613

Country distribution map

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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.

Nesoryzomys narboroughi

E. Heller, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

narboroughi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:20789 (= SZC 2470)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159925

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31548084

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40765/22390714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys narboroughi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

narboroughi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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