Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
Abstract Aegialomys galapagoensis (Waterhouse, 1839) is a sigmodontine rodent commonly called the Galapagos rice rat. It is a medium-sized rodent, characterized by dense, soft, yellow or copper, weakly grizzled pelage; the dorsum is grayish or brownish and the ventral pelage is pale. It is endemic t...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/mspecies/sez013 2023-05-15T18:05:10+02:00 Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) Prado, Joyce R Percequillo, Alexandre R Solari, Sergio Hamilton, Meredith J Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico American Museum of Natural History U.S. Natural History Museum Field Museum and Museum of Comparative Zoology 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez013 http://academic.oup.com/mspecies/article-pdf/51/981/92/30140141/sez013.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model Mammalian Species volume 51, issue 981, page 92-99 ISSN 0076-3519 1545-1410 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2019 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez013 2022-09-30T10:06:22Z Abstract Aegialomys galapagoensis (Waterhouse, 1839) is a sigmodontine rodent commonly called the Galapagos rice rat. It is a medium-sized rodent, characterized by dense, soft, yellow or copper, weakly grizzled pelage; the dorsum is grayish or brownish and the ventral pelage is pale. It is endemic to the open habitats of the Galapagos Archipelago, occurring on three islands, Santa Fé Island (Barrington Island), San Cristóbal Island (Chatham Island), and Santiago Island (James Island). Restricted populations are considered a major threat to A. galapagoensis conservation throughout most of its range, as well as competition with Rattus rattus. A. galapagoensis is listed as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and is listed as “Critically Endangered” on the Ecuador National list. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Galapagos Waterhouse ENVELOPE(155.700,155.700,-81.417,-81.417) Mammalian Species 51 981 92 99 |
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Abstract Aegialomys galapagoensis (Waterhouse, 1839) is a sigmodontine rodent commonly called the Galapagos rice rat. It is a medium-sized rodent, characterized by dense, soft, yellow or copper, weakly grizzled pelage; the dorsum is grayish or brownish and the ventral pelage is pale. It is endemic to the open habitats of the Galapagos Archipelago, occurring on three islands, Santa Fé Island (Barrington Island), San Cristóbal Island (Chatham Island), and Santiago Island (James Island). Restricted populations are considered a major threat to A. galapagoensis conservation throughout most of its range, as well as competition with Rattus rattus. A. galapagoensis is listed as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and is listed as “Critically Endangered” on the Ecuador National list. |
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Solari, Sergio Hamilton, Meredith J Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico American Museum of Natural History U.S. Natural History Museum Field Museum and Museum of Comparative Zoology |
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Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) |
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Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) |
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Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) |
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