Antillean cave rat
| Antillean cave rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | †Heteropsomys |
| Species: | †H. antillensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteropsomys antillensis Anthony, 1916 | |
The antillean cave rat (Heteropsomys antillensis) is an extinct species of spiny rat of the genus Heteropsomys that was native to Puerto Rico.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Heteropsomys insulans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ↑ Wilson & Reeder. "Heteropsomys antillensis". Mammal Species of the World - Third Edition. Bucknell University. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- Sources
- Turvey, S.T.; Oliver, J.R.; Storde, Y.M. Narganes; Rye, P. "Late Holocene extinction of Puerto Rican native land mammals". Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "Taxon profile: Insular Cave Rat". Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "Heteropsomys insulans". The IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "New fossil rodents from Porto Rico; with additional notes on Elasmodontomys obliquus Anthony and Heteropsomys insulans Anthony". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 37. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "Heteropsomys insulans : insular cave rat : classification". Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "Spiny Rats: Echimyidae - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Behavior And Reproduction, Spiny Rat (proechimys Semispinosus): Species Account - Geographic Range, Diet, Spiny Rats and People, Conservation Status". Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- "American spiny rat". Britannica. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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