Oryzomys peninsulae
O. Thomas, 1897
Lower California 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. 1897-12-01. Descriptions of new bats and rodents from America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(120):544-553.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415540Original name as described
Oryzomys peninsulae
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.1.107
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mexico, Lower California [Baja California Sur], Santa Anita.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from O. couesi; possibly extinct so treated here as such
Taxonomy notes citation
Carleton, M. D., & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2009). Review of the Oryzomys couesi complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in western Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 331, 94-127.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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