Oryzomys nelsoni
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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RODENTIA
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Family:
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MURIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Oryzomys nelsoni
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Species Authority:
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Merriam, 1898
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Common Name/s:
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NELSON'S RICE RAT (Eng)
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Will be transferred to family Cricetidae.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Baillie, J.
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History:
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| 1990 | - | Extinct? (IUCN 1990) |
| 1994 | - | Extinct? (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Mexico
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Habitat and Ecology
Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
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