Jamaican Rice Rat

Oryzomys antillarum

Mammalstrong against birds, fungi

Extinct · Mythic

Leader · Pack

Counts as two mammals: while active, it hits 7 harder (14 with another mammal in play).

Oryzomys antillarum

Reconstruction: © Wikapi (original image) · original illustration · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Birds
Fungi

Weak against

Reptiles
Fish

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Oryzomys antillarum, also known as the Jamaican rice rat, is an extinct rodent of Jamaica. A member of the genus Oryzomys within the family Cricetidae, it is similar to O. couesi of mainland Central America, from where it may have dispersed to its island during the last glacial period. Oryzomys antillarum is common in subfossil cave faunas and is also known from three specimens collected live in the 19th century. Some historical records of Jamaican rats may pertain to it. The species probably became extinct late in the 19th century, perhaps due to the introduction of the small Indian mongoose, competition with introduced rodents such as the brown rat, and habitat destruction.

Oryzomys antillarum was a medium-sized rat, similar in most respects to O. couesi. The head and body length was 120 to 132 mm (4.7 to 5.2 in) and the skull was about 30 mm (1.2 in) long. The upperparts were reddish and graded into the yellowish underparts. The tail was about as long as the head and body, sparsely haired, and darker above than below. The species differed from O. couesi in having longer nasal bones, shorter incisive foramina (perforations of the front part of the palate), and more robust zygomatic arches (cheekbones).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Oryzomys antillarum, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Extinct: that’s what makes this card Mythic.

Observations: 0 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 59 g

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