Lemke's Hutia

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Lemke's Hutia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Capromyidae
Genus: Rhizoplagiodontia
Species: R. lemkei
Binomial name
Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei
Woods, 1989

The Lemke's Hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei) was a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhizoplagiodontia. It was endemic to Haiti. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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