Indefatigable Galápagos Mouse | |
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Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
Nesoryzomys indefessus, also known as the Santa Cruz nesoryzomys or Indefatigable Galápagos mouse, is a rodent of the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae from Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It contains two subspecies: one (N. i. indefessus) formerly lived on Santa Cruz Island, but is now extinct, probably due to the introduction of black rats; and another (N. i. narboroughi) that is still alive on Fernandina Island. The two are sometimes considered to be different species.