Heteropsomys insulans Anthony 1916

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1592

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11347796
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scientific name	Heteropsomys insulans Anthony 1916
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Heteropsomys insulans Anthony 1916 View in CoL

Heteropsomys insulans Anthony 1916 View in CoL , Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 27: 202.

Type Locality: Puerto Rico, Cueva de la Ceiba, Hacienda Jobo (near Utuado).

Vernacular Names: Puerto Rican Cave Rat.

Distribution: Puerto Rico in cave deposits.

Conservation: Extinct.

Discussion: Nearly as large in body size as the Hispaniolan Hutia Plagiodontia aedium .

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae
SubFamily	Heteropsomyinae
Genus	Heteropsomys

Heteropsomys insulans Anthony 1916

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Heteropsomys insulans

Anthony 1916: 202

1916

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