Nesoryzomys fernandinae
Species of rodent
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Nesoryzomys fernandinae, also known as the Fernandina nesoryzomys,[2] Fernandina rice rat,[1] or Fernandina Galápagos mouse,[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Fernandina in the Galápagos Islands (part of Ecuador), which it shares with N. narboroughi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1] The conservation status of this endemic species continues to be investigated.[4]
| Nesoryzomys fernandinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nesoryzomys |
| Species: | N. fernandinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoryzomys fernandinae Hutterer and Hirsch, 1979 | |
