Brotomys contractus
G. S. Miller, 1929
Haitian 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. 1929-03-30. A second collection of Mammals from caves near St. Michel, Haiti. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 81(9):1-30.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8915369Original name as described
Brotomys (?) contractus
Type material
USNM:PAL:367228 (= USNM:MAMM:253100)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb3a04c7-4a32-4f21-bf4a-46db725ec043Type locality
Saint Michel de l’Atalye (small cave), Department de l'Artibonite, Haiti (19°22’N, 72°20’W).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Haiti
Taxonomy notes
tentatively recognized as a distinct species from B. voratus, 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
Not Evaluated
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