The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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:
EnglishTORRE'S CAVE RAT

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: EX    ver 2.3 (1994)
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations: Needs updating
Assessor/s: Baillie, J.
History:
1994-Extinct (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range

Countries: Regionally extinct:

Cuba

Habitat and Ecology

System: Terrestrial
List of Habitats:
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Threats

Threats: This extinct species was probably threatened by human consumption.

Bibliography

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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