Darwin's Rice Rat

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? Darwin's Rice Rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Genus: Nesoryzomys Species: N. darwini
Binomial name
Nesoryzomys darwini ,

The Darwin's Rice Rat (Nesoryzomys darwini) lived on Indefatigable Island in the Galapagos Islands. It was probably nocturnal and inhabited burrows or rock crevices under bushes. The only four specimens were collected by Frank Wonder between 12 and 16 January 1929. The rice rat may have become extinct due to competition with introduced black and brown rats, or from catching diseases from them.

External source

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