NEW INVASIVE SPECIES IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA: GAMBIAN RAT (CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS)

Neil D. Perry; Britta Hanson; Winston Hobgood; Roel L. Lopez; Craig R. Okraska; Kevin Karem; Inger K. Damon; Darin S. Carroll

doi:10.1644/05-MAMM-A-132RR.1

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Neil D. Perry,¹ Britta Hanson,² Winston Hobgood,³ Roel L. Lopez,¹ Craig R. Okraska,² Kevin Karem,⁴ Inger K. Damon,⁴ Darin S. Carroll^4,*

¹aDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
²bSoutheastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veteri
³cUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street
⁴dCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center of Infectious Diseases, Division of Vir

^** Correspondent: dcarroll@cdc.gov

Abstract

On 17 August 2004, 5 Gambian rats (Cricetomys gambianus; 2 males and 3 females) were collected on Grassy Key, Florida. Evidence obtained from this collection confirms the existence of the 1st North American established and reproducing Cricetomys population. This invasive rodent population could represent a new series of ecological threats to the native and endemic flora and fauna of southern Florida.

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Neil D. Perry, Britta Hanson, Winston Hobgood, Roel L. Lopez, Craig R. Okraska, Kevin Karem, Inger K. Damon, and Darin S. Carroll "NEW INVASIVE SPECIES IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA: GAMBIAN RAT (CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS)," Journal of Mammalogy 87(2), 262-264, (1 April 2006). https://doi.org/10.1644/05-MAMM-A-132RR.1

Accepted: 1 August 2005; Published: 1 April 2006

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