Torre's cave rat

Torre's cave rat
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	†Boromys
Species:	†B. torrei
Binomial name
†Boromys torrei Allen, 1917

Torre's cave rat (Boromys torrei) was a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

1. Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. (2008). Boromys torrei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

• Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.