Montane hutia

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Montane hutia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: †Isolobodon
Species:
†I. montanus
Binomial name
†Isolobodon montanus
(Miller, 1922)

The montane hutia (Isolobodon montanus) is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It was endemic to Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[2]

History

The remains were found in association with those from rats of the genus Rattus, which suggests that the montane hutia survived until the time of European colonization of the island, and may have gone extinct due to competition from introduced rodents.[3]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T10859A22186956.en
    . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. OCLC 268789581
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