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Puerto Rican Cave Rat

Heteropsomys insulans

Classification

The insular cave rat (Heteropsomys insulans) is an extinct species of spiny rat that was native to Puerto Rico. Known only from recent fossil deposits, it most likely persisted until European colonization of Puerto Rico began. Species and description Spiny rats are a group of hystricognath rodents in the family Echimyidae.

Distribution

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