Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
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 ope...
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ftbioone:10.1093/mspecies/sez013 2024-06-02T08:13:43+00:00 Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) Joyce R. Prado Alexandre R. Percequillo Joyce R. Prado Alexandre R. Percequillo world 2019-10-14 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez013 en eng American Society of Mammalogists doi:10.1093/mspecies/sez013 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez013 Text 2019 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez013 2024-05-07T00:56:38Z 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. Text Rattus rattus BioOne Online Journals Galapagos Waterhouse ENVELOPE(155.700,155.700,-81.417,-81.417) Mammalian Species 51 981 92 99 |
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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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Aegialomys galapagoensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) |
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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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Rattus rattus |
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