Brotomys voratus
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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RODENTIA
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Family:
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ECHIMYIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Brotomys voratus
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Species Authority:
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Miller, 1916
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | HISPANIOLAN EDIBLE RAT |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Baillie, J.
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History:
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| 1994 | - | Extinct (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Dominican Republic; Haiti
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Habitat and Ecology
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.6 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
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Threats
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Threats:
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The species was eaten by humans, however, it is thought that its extinction after the arrival of Europeans is related to the introduction of Rattus.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
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