Boromys offella

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA ECHIMYIDAE

Scientific Name: Boromys offella
Species Authority: Miller, 1916
Common Name/s:
English – Oriente Cave Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s: Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.
Reviewer/s: McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)
Justification:
Listed as Extinct. The species is known from recent fossil deposits which also contain rats, suggesting that it persisted until the modern era and that the extinction followed the arrival of European settlers.
History:
1996 – Extinct (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994 – Extinct (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species was known from Cuba.
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Cuba

Population [top]

Population: Extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Not known.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Not known, but the extinction was possibly due to rats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Boromys offella. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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