Torre's cave rat
| Torre's cave rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | †Boromys |
| Species: | †B. torrei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Boromys torrei Allen, 1917
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Torre's cave rat (Boromys torrei) was a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References[]
- ^ Turvey, S.; Helgen, K. (2016). "Boromys torrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2886A22206099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2886A22206099.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Boromys
- Rodent extinctions since 1500
- Mammals described in 1917
- Extinct animals of Cuba
- Endemic fauna of Cuba
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