Brotomys
| Brotomys Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Heteropsomyinae |
| Genus: | †Brotomys Miller, 1916 |
| Species | |
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†Brotomys contractus | |
Brotomys is an extinct genus of rodent in the Echimyidae family.[1] It contains the following species:
- Haitian Edible Rat (Brotomys contractus)
- Hispaniolan Edible Rat (Brotomys voratus)
References
- ↑ Woods, C. A.; Kilpatrick, C. W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.