Nesoryzomys swarthi

Nesoryzomys swarthi, also known as the Santiago nesoryzomys^[2] or Santiago Galápagos mouse,^[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Santiago in the Galápagos Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.^[1]

Nesoryzomys swarthi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Nesoryzomys
Species:	N. swarthi
Binomial name
Nesoryzomys swarthi Orr, 1938

It was considered extinct since it was last recorded in 1906, but it was rediscovered in 1997. A smaller, related rice rat was also rediscovered—the Fernandina rice rat (Nesoryzomys fernandinae) on Fernandina.^[3]

References

1. Dowler, R.; Weksler, M. (2018). "Nesoryzomys swarthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T14709A22390617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14709A22390617.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
3. Dowler, R.C., Carroll, D.S. and Edwards, C.W. 2000. Rediscovery of rodents (Genus Nesoryzomys) considered extinct in the Galápagos Islands. Oryx 34(2):109–118.

Literature cited

• Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
• Tirira, D., Dowler, R., Boada, C. and Weksler, M. 2008. Nesoryzomys swarthi. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 29, 2009.