What is the technical name for the rodent that lived with Gallotia goliath on the island of Tenerife?
Gallotia goliath Gallotia goliath (the goliath Tenerife lizard) is an extinct giant lizard species from the island of Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. This reptile lived before the arrival of humans and is believed to have grown to at least 0.9 m long. It was described by the German herpetologist Robert Mertens. Fossils of this lizard have been found in volcanic caves, where they often appear with those of other animals, like the Tenerife giant rat.
Transandinomys Transandinomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It includes two species—"T. bolivaris" and "T. talamancae"—found in forests from Honduras in Central America south and east to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela in northern South America. Until 2006, its members were included in the genus "Oryzomys", but phylogenetic analysis showed that they are not closely related to the type species of that genus, and they have therefore been placed in a new genus. They may be most closely related to genera like "Hylaeamys" and "Euryoryzomys", which contain very similar species. Both species of "Transandinomys" have had eventful taxonomic histories.