Hispaniolan Edible Rat
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| Brotomys voratus Miller, 1916 |
The Hispaniolan Edible Rat (Brotomys voratus) is an extinct species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It was found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Brotomys voratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
