Nevis Rice Rat
Pennatomys nivalis
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 Nevis Rice Rat as Extinct.
- Genus
- Pennatomys
- Red List category
- Extinct
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Nevis Rice Rat
Is the Nevis Rice Rat endangered?
The IUCN Red List assesses the Nevis Rice Rat 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 Nevis Rice Rat?
The Nevis Rice Rat is Pennatomys nivalis.
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Pennatomys nivalis. 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 2011. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)