Darwin's Galapagos Mouse
Nesoryzomys darwini
Red List assessment
Extincton the IUCN Red List
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
The IUCN Red List assesses the Darwin's Galapagos Mouse as Extinct.
- Genus
- Nesoryzomys
- Red List category
- Extinct
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Darwin's Galapagos Mouse
Is the Darwin's Galapagos Mouse endangered?
The IUCN Red List assesses the Darwin's Galapagos Mouse as Extinct. No reasonable doubt remains that the last individual has died. A species is only declared Extinct after exhaustive surveys of its known range, at the times and in the seasons it would be expected to appear, have failed to record it.
What is the scientific name of the Darwin's Galapagos Mouse?
The Darwin's Galapagos Mouse is Nesoryzomys darwini.
Other species in the genus Nesoryzomys
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Nesoryzomys darwini. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .
The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2019. IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group