Melanomys zunigae

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Melanomys zunigae
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Melanomys zunigae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T13048A3407382. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13048A3407382.en . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005

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