Aegialomys galapagoensis

Aegialomys galapagoensis
Galapagos Rice Rat (Aegialomys galapagoensis) on Santa Fe Island.

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Aegialomys
Species:
A. galapagoensis
Binomial name
Aegialomys galapagoensis
(Waterhouse, 1839)
Synonyms

Oryzomys bauri
Oryzomys galapagoensis

The Galápagos rice rat (Aegialomys galapagoensis), also known as the Galápagos oryzomys, is a species of rodent that is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

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