Boromys torrei

G. M. Allen, 1917

Torre's Cave Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Heteropsomyinae
Genus : Boromys

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1917. New fossil mammals from Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 61(1):1-12.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30290502

Original name as described

Boromys torrei

Type material

MCZ:VP:VPM-9601

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPM-9601

Type locality

cave in Sierra de Hato Nuevo, Matanzas Province, Cuba.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Cuba

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001487

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Boromys torrei

G. M. Allen, 1917

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

torrei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:VP:VPM-9601

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPM-9601

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30290502

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2886) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2886) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2886/22206099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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