Oryzomys antillarum

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Oryzomys antillarum

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1898

Common Name/s:

English

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Jamaican Rice Rat

Taxonomic Notes:

This is often regarded as a synonym or subspecies of the mainland Oryzomys couesi (Wilson and Reeder 2005). Following Weksler et al. (2006), it is maintained here as a valid species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s	Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.
Evaluator/s:	McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)
Justification: Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded since the year 1877.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was known from Jamaica.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Jamaica

Population [top]

Population:	Extinct.

Population:

Extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Unknown.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Likely went extinct following the introduction of mongoose. The species was last recorded 5 years after the introduction of mongoose to Jamaica.

Major Threat(s):

Likely went extinct following the introduction of mongoose. The species was last recorded 5 years after the introduction of mongoose to Jamaica.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Citation:	Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Oryzomys antillarum. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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