Geocapromys thoracatus
– 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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CAPROMYIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Geocapromys thoracatus
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Species Authority:
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(True, 1888)
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Common Name/s:
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SWAN ISLAND HUTIA (Eng)
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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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Justification:
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Was known only from Little Swan Island, one of two small islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Honduras.
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Honduras
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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 |
| 3.5 | Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
| 6 | Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
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