Brotomys voratus
G. S. Miller, 1916
Hispaniolan Edible Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
| Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
| Family | : Echimyidae |
| Subfamily | : Heteropsomyinae |
| Genus | : Brotomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Miller, G.S., Jr. 1916-12-07. Bones of mammals from Indian sites in Cuba and Santo Domingo. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 66(12):1-10.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29837614Original name as described
Brotomys voratus
Type material
USNM:PAL:367232 (= USNM:MAMM:217117)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ede27141-ee7d-42a3-89d3-43a145682c01Type locality
in kitchen midden, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Dominican Republic
Taxonomy notes
B. contractus is tentatively recognized as a distinct species, although further studies are needed to determine the authenticity of this arrangement
Taxonomy notes citation
Turvey, S. T., Kennerley, R. J., Nuñez-Miño, J. M., & Young, R. P. (2017). The last survivors: current status and conservation of the non-volant land mammals of the insular Caribbean. Journal of Mammalogy, 98(4), 918-936.
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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