Melanomys zunigae

Melanomys zunigae

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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 2 3 Zeballos, H. & Vivar, E. (2008). "Melanomys zunigae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T13048A3407382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13048A3407382.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005

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
  • Zeballos, H. and Vivar, E. 2008. Melanomys zunigae. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 15, 2009.


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