Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Echimyidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Genus †Heteropsomys | |
Similar Puerto Rican hutia, Oriente cave rat, Torre's cave rat, Puerto Rican nesophontes | ||
The antillean cave rat (Heteropsomys antillensis) is an extinct species of spiny rat of the genus Heteropsomys that was native to Puerto Rico.
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