Megalomys curazensis
Extinct species of rodent
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Megalomys curazensis is a species of rodent from the Late Pleistocene (400,000 to 130,000 years ago) of the island of Curaçao, off northwestern Venezuela.[1] It is a member of the genus Megalomys, which also includes species from other islands of the Lesser Antilles.[2] It is known from abundant but fragmentary material found throughout the island.[3]
| Megalomys curazensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | †Megalomys |
| Species: | †M. curazensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Megalomys curazensis Hooijer, 1959 | |
