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Megalomys

Synonyms: Moschomys; Moschophoromys

Wikipedia Abstract

Megalomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, part of the tribe Oryzomyini. The genus contains five large rodents from various Caribbean islands, all of which are now extinct. The last species to survive was M. desmarestii from Martinique, which became extinct after the Mount Pelée eruption in 1902. It contains the following species: \n* Megalomys audreyae (Barbuda) \n* Megalomys curazensis (Curaçao) \n* Megalomys desmarestii (Martinique) \n* Megalomys luciae (Saint Lucia) \n* Megalomys georginae (Barbados)
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Species

Megalomys camerhogne
Megalomys desmarestii (Antillean giant rice rat) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Megalomys luciae (Santa Lucia giant rice rat) (Extinct) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0