The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Megalomys luciae

 – Extinct

Taxonomy

Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: MAMMALIA
Order: RODENTIA
Family: MURIDAE
Scientific Name: Megalomys luciae
Species Authority: (Forsyth Major, 1901)
Common Name/s: SANTA LUCIA GIANT RICE RAT (Eng)
Taxonomic Notes: Will be transferred to family Cricetidae.

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: EX    ver 2.3 (1994)
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations: Needs updating
Assessor/s: Baillie, J.
History:
1994-Extinct (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range

Countries: Regionally extinct:

Saint Lucia

Habitat and Ecology

System: Terrestrial

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.


Citation: Baillie, J. 1996. Megalomys luciae. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 July 2008.
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