Biology:Heteropsomys

Short description: Extinct genus of rodents

Heteropsomys Temporal range: 2.588–0.0005 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Subfamily:	†Heteropsomyinae
Genus:	†Heteropsomys Anthony, 1916

Heteropsomys is an extinct genus of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It contains the following species:

• Antillean cave rat (Heteropsomys antillensis)
• Insular cave rat (Heteropsomys insulans)

Wikidata ☰ Q1035909 entry