Antillean cave rat

Antillean cave rat
Temporal range: Quaternary
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.[1]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Wilson & Reeder. "Heteropsomys antillensis". Mammal Species of the World - Third Edition. Bucknell University. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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