Biology:Oriente cave rat

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Short description: Extinct species of rodent

Oriente cave rat
Temporal range: Holocene
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Genus: Boromys
Species:
B. offella
Binomial name
Boromys offella
Miller, 1916

The Oriente cave rat (Boromys offella) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is known from recent fossil records, and may have become extinct with the introduction of other rats.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q301364 entry