Antillean cave rat

Antillean cave rat Temporal range: Quaternary
Conservation status
Extinct
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

• Puerto Rico portal
• Biology portal

Notes

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

Sources

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• Turvey, S.; Helgen, K. (2016). "Heteropsomys insulans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T10025A22205961. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10025A22205961.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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• "American spiny rat". Britannica. Retrieved 2012-06-15.