Imposter hutia
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| Imposter hutia | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Capromyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Hexolobodontinae Woods, 1989 |
| Genus: | †Hexolobodon Miller, 1929 |
| Species: | †H. phenax |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929 | |
The imposter hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hexolobodon and subfamily Hexolobodontinae.[citation needed] It was found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
References
- ↑ Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. (2008). Hexolobodon phenax. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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