Nesoryzomys
Genus of rodents
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Nesoryzomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae,[1] endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Five species have been described, with two of them considered extinct.
| Nesoryzomys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Oryzomyini |
| Genus: | Nesoryzomys Heller, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Nesoryzomys narboroughi | |
| Species | |
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Nesoryzomys fernandinae | |
Other rodents restricted to the Galápagos include Megaoryzomys curioi and Aegialomys galapagoensis.
