Kingdom Animalia Family Cricetidae Scientific name Megaoryzomys curioi Rank Species | Class Mammalia Subfamily Sigmodontinae Phylum Chordata Order Rodent | |
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Genus Megaoryzomys
Lenglet & Coppois, 1979 Similar Nesoryzomys, Rodent, Nesoryzomys darwini, Nesoryzomys indefessus, Megalomys | ||
Megaoryzomys curioi, also known as the Galápagos giant rat, is an extinct species of sigmodontine rodent, known only from Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Islands. It likely met its demise when European settlers introduced invasive species to the island. It is the only species in the genus Megaoryzomys. Its relationships are currently unclear; it has been placed in both Oryzomyini and Thomasomyini in the past.
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