Biology:Melanomys zunigae

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Short description: Species of rodent

Melanomys zunigae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Melanomys
Species:
M. zunigae
Binomial name
Melanomys zunigae
(Sanborn, 1949)
Synonyms
  • Oryzomys zunigae Sanborn, 1949

Melanomys zunigae, also known as Zuniga's melanomys[2] or Zuniga's dark rice rat,[1] is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. Known only from a small region of coastal Peru, it is listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN and may even be extinct.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zeballos, H.; Vivar, E. (2019). "Melanomys zunigae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T13048A22344408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13048A22344408.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13048/22344408. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

Literature cited

Wikidata ☰ Q1761271 entry