Geocapromys thoracatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CAPROMYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Geocapromys thoracatus

Species Authority:

(True, 1888)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Little Swan Island Hutia, Swan Island Hutia

Taxonomic Notes:

Was previously considered a subspecies of G. brownii.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.

Evaluator/s:

McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Extinct. This species has not been found since the early 1950s.

History:

1996

–

Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was endemic to Little Swan Island, Honduras.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Honduras (Honduran Caribbean Is.)

Population [top]

Population:	Extinct, although formally plentiful.

Population:

Extinct, although formally plentiful.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Scrub thicket on coral atoll.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Driven to extinction through predation by introduced cats, which were released onto the islands prior to 1960. Local people report a very strong a hurricane in 1955 which may have added to the population decline.

Major Threat(s):

Driven to extinction through predation by introduced cats, which were released onto the islands prior to 1960. Local people report a very strong a hurricane in 1955 which may have added to the population decline.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Citation:	Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Geocapromys thoracatus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 November 2009.
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