Twisted-toothed mouse
| Twisted-toothed mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Heptaxodontidae |
| Genus: | †Quemisia Miller, 1929 |
| Species: | †Q. gravis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quemisia gravis Miller, 1929 | |
The twisted-toothed mouse (Quemisia gravis), also known as the twisted-toothed giant hutia[2] is an extinct species of rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Quemisia.[2] It was found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
References
- ↑ Baillie, J. 1996. Quemisia gravis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- 1 2 3 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. p. 1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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