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Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands Last recorded in 1930. Extinct due to competition, pathogens transmitted by, or predation by black rats, house mice, brown rats, and feral cats. [27] Indefatigable Galápagos mouse: Nesoryzomys indefessus: Santa Cruz and Baltra, Galápagos Islands Last collected in 1934.
The Galápagos Islands are home to a remarkable number of endemic species. The stark rocky islands (many with few plants) made it necessary for many species to adapt to survive and by doing so evolved into new species. It was after visiting the Galápagos and studying the wildlife that a young Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution. [2]
The Pinta Island tortoise [4] (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii [2] [5]), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, [2] Abingdon Island tortoise, [1] or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, [2] is a recently extinct subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island.
A 2016 study suggests to reinstate the specific status for both Pyrocephalus dubius and the other Galápagos taxon Pyrocephalus nanus because of genetic divergence. [3] It is recognized as a species by some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union. Others still consider it to be a subspecies of the vermilion ...
The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which also contains three smaller species from mainland South America). The species comprises 15 subspecies (13 extant and 2 extinct). It is the largest living species of tortoise, and can weigh up to 417 kg ...
No known individuals. Formerly the southern slopes [citation needed] of Pinta (Abingdon) island, now extinct. In 2007, an Abingdon Island hybrid was found on Isabela Island, [15] suggesting that there may still be a living Abingdon Island tortoise in the wild. C. n. becki (named for Rollo Beck) Volcán Wolf tortoise. Conservation status ...
Gomphrena rigida, sometimes known as the Galapagos amaranth, was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was a shrub endemic to eastern Santiago Island the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is now extinct. It was driven to extinction by over-grazing by introduced goats, and was last collected in 1908. [1]
The Galapagos rice rat is found only in the eastern Galapagos. Today, it occurs only on Santa Fé Island, [1] and possibly on Santiago Island. [4] A separate population formerly existed on San Cristóbal Island, and is considered to represent a separate subspecies, but is thought to have been extinct for many decades. [5]