Oryzomys galapagoensis (Waterhouse 1839)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1148

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scientific name	Oryzomys galapagoensis (Waterhouse 1839)
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[Oryzomys] galapagoensis ( Waterhouse 1839) , Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Beagle", Mammalia: 66.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Galápagos Isls, Chatham Isl.

Vernacular Names: Galapagos Oryzomys.

Synonyms: Oryzomys bauri J. A. Allen 1892 .

Distribution: San Cristobal (= Chatham) and Sante Fe (= Barrington) Isls.

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct as O. g. galapagoensis, Vulnerable as G. g. bauri .

Discussion: Cabrera (1961) assigned bauri as a synonym of O. galapagoensis , an action more fully documented by Patton and Hafner (1983). Related to Oryzomys xanthaeolus complex on mainland South America ( Gardner and Patton, 1976; Patton and Hafner, 1983). Extirpated from San Cristobal Isl ( galapagoensis proper) but populations (O. g. bauri ) still inhabit Sante Fe Isl (see Dowler et al., 2000; Patton and Hafner, 1983).