Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001

• Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Cricetidae; Oryzomys; Oryzomys curasoae; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11325479; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/DA9F1415720924B4014F9C4C3D2C47A1

Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001 Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001, Carib. J. Sci., 37: 182. Type Locality: Venezuela, Curaçao Isl, fissure 30 m below north face of Tafelberg Santa Barbara. Vernacular Names: Curacao Oryzomys. Distribution: Known only from Curaçao Isl. Conservation: Extinct; found in old owl-pellet deposits together with Rattus rattus , indicating that extinction transpired some time after initial European contact in 1499 (McFarlane and Debrot, 2001). Discussion: Described as belonging to Oryzomys , subgenus Oecomys , but the long incisive foramina, zygomatic notch, and deep posterolateral palatal pits of the figured specimen indicate an example of Oryzomys sensu stricto generic confirmation is required. Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1148, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535