Imposter hutia
| Imposter hutia | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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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