Oryzomys antillarum
O. Thomas, 1898
Jamaican 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 | : Oryzomys |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1898-02-01. On indigenous Muridae in the West Indies; with the description of a new Mexican Oryzomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(2):176-180.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365380Original name as described
Oryzomys antillarum
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1845.10.25.48
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd16ce6f-0f3c-4ece-aea7-2e092866608eType locality
Jamaica.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Jamaica
Taxonomy notes
split from O. couesi
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R., Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates no. 3537. pp 1-29.
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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