Kingdom Animalia Genus †Boromys Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Echimyidae Scientific name Boromys offella Higher classification Boromys Order Rodent | |
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Similar Torre's cave rat, Cuban coney, Rodent, Puerto Rican hutia, Megalomys luciae | ||
The Oriente cave rat (Boromys offella) was a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is known from recent fossil records, and may have become extinct with the introduction of other rats.
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