Nesoryzomys fernandinae

Nesoryzomys fernandinae, also known as the Fernandina nesoryzomys,^[2] Fernandina rice rat,^[1] or Fernandina Galápagos mouse,^[3] is a species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found only on Fernandina in the Galápagos Islands (part of Ecuador), which it shares with N. narboroughi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.^[1] The conservation status of this endemic species continues to be investigated.^[4]

Nesoryzomys fernandinae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Nesoryzomys
Species:	N. fernandinae
Binomial name
Nesoryzomys fernandinae Hutterer and Hirsch, 1979