Geocapromys thoracatus

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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

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 (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

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.

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.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Geocapromys thoracatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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