Biology:Twisted-toothed mouse

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Short description: Species of mammal (fossil)

Twisted-toothed mouse
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - Early Holocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heptaxodontidae
Genus: Quemisia
Miller, 1929
Species:
Q. gravis
Binomial name
Quemisia gravis
Miller, 1929

The twisted-toothed mouse (Quemisia gravis), also known as the twisted-toothed giant hutia[1] is an extinct species of rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae.[1] It is monotypic within the genus Quemisia.[1] It was endemic to Hispaniola (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1761671 entry