Tenerife Giant Rat
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| Canariomys bravoi Crusafont Pairó & Petter, 1964 |
The Tenerife Giant Rat (Canariomys bravoi) was endemic to the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, Spain. Many remains have been found during archeological digs. Most remains are from the Pleistocene. With help of radiocarbon dating some of the finds are dated from about 12,000 years ago (late Pleistocene) [1]. This species was a big rat of about 1 kg. [2]
Another Giant Rat of the Canary Islands was the Canary Islands Giant Rat, Canariomys tamarani.
[edit] References
- ^ Michaux, J., N. Lopez-Martinez, and J. J. Hernadez-Pachero. 1996. A 14C dating of Canariomys bravoi (Mammalia, Rodentia), the extinct giant rat from Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), and the recent history of the endemic mammals in the archipelago. Vie et Milieu 46:261–266.
- ^ Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed.
