Boromys torrei

– Extinct

Taxonomy

Kingdom:

ANIMALIA

Phylum:

CHORDATA

Class:

MAMMALIA

Order:

RODENTIA

Family:

ECHIMYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Boromys torrei

Species Authority:

Allen, 1917

Common Name/s:

English

—

TORRE'S CAVE RAT

Red List Category & Criteria:

EX ver 2.3 (1994)

Year Assessed:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Baillie, J.

History:

1994

Extinct (Groombridge 1994)

Countries:

Regionally extinct:

Cuba

System:

Terrestrial

List of Habitats:

1.6	Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Threats:

This extinct species was probably threatened by human consumption.

Bibliography:

Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Citation:	Baillie, J. 1996. Boromys torrei. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 August 2008.
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