Nesoryzomys narboroughi
Species of rodent
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Nesoryzomys narboroughi is a rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys from Fernandina Island in the Galápagos Islands.
| Nesoryzomys narboroughi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Nesoryzomys |
| Species: | N. narboroughi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoryzomys narboroughi Heller, 1904 | |
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Taxonomy
Nesoryzomys indefessus, a related extinct species, was found on Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos). Some consider the two to be subspecies of one species, in which the Fernandina form would be Nesoryzomys indefessus narboroughi;[1] however, N. narboroughi is now considered distinct.[2]
Conservation
Due to Fernandina Island's small size, as well as vulnerability to invasive species, N. narboroughi was rated by the IUCN Red List as a Vulnerable species.[1]
