Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11325479
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scientific name	Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001
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Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001 View in CoL

Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot 2001 View in CoL , Carib. J. Sci., 37: 182.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Curaçao Isl, fissure 30 m below north face of Tafelberg Santa Barbara.

Vernacular Names: Curacao Oryzomys.

Distribution: Known only from Curaçao Isl.

Conservation: Extinct; found in old owl-pellet deposits together with Rattus rattus , indicating that extinction transpired some time after initial European contact in 1499 ( McFarlane and Debrot, 2001).

Discussion: Described as belonging to Oryzomys , subgenus Oecomys , but the long incisive foramina, zygomatic notch, and deep posterolateral palatal pits of the figured specimen indicate an example of Oryzomys sensu stricto ; generic confirmation is required.