Torre's cave rat

Torre's cave rat
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	† Boromys
Species:	†B. torrei
Binomial name
†Boromys torrei Allen, 1917

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. The species name honors the Cuban naturalist Carlos de la Torre y Huerta.

References

1. 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.