Isolobodon portoricensis
J. A. Allen, 1916
Puerto Rican Hutia
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Capromyinae |
| Tribe | : Isolobodontini |
| Genus | : Isolobodon |
Species status
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. 1916. An extinct octodont from the island of Porto Rico, West Indies. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 28:17-22.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35425273Original name as described
Isolobodon portoricensis
Type material
AMNH M-38409
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Cueva de la Ceiba, near Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Haiti · Dominican Republic · Puerto Rico · United States Virgin Islands · British Virgin Islands
Taxonomy notes
moved from Capromyidae to Echimyidae
Taxonomy notes citation
Fabre, P.-H., Upham, N. S., Emmons, L. H., Justy, F., Leite, Y. L. R., Loss, A. C., Orlando, L., Tilak, M.-K., Patterson, B. D., and Douzery, E. J. P. (2017). Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34 (3): 613–633.
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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