Pennatomys nivalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Pennatomys nivalis Turvey, Weksler, Morris & Nokkert, 2010: 760

Holotype: NHM M 82452, right hemimandible with i1 and m1–3.
Type locality: “Hichmans (site GE-5 of Wilson, 2006), Saladoid-era Amerindian archaeological site, 100 BC–AD 600; test pit 14, spit 4/2, context 1363, sample BS 5402; St. George, Gingerlands, Nevis, Federation of St. Kitts–Nevis”.

Turvey, S.T., Weksler, M., Morris, E.L. & Nokkert, M. 2010. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and diversity of the extinct Lesser Antillean rice rats (Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini), with description of a new genus and species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160(4): 748–772. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00628.x Reference page.

Turvey, S.T. & Collen, B. 2011. IUCN: Pennatomys nivalis (Extinct). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T199838A9129524. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199838A9129524.en

English: Nevis Rice Rat