''Heteropsomys'' is an
extinct genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...
in the family
Echimyidae
Echimyidae is the family of neotropical spiny rats and their fossil relatives. This is the most species-rich family of hystricognath rodents. It is probably also the most ecologically diverse, with members ranging from fully arboreal to ter ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Antillean cave rat
The Antillean cave rat (''Heteropsomys antillensis'') is an extinct species of spiny rat of the genus ''Heteropsomys'' that was native to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth ...
(''Heteropsomys antillensis'')
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Insular cave rat
The insular cave rat (''Heteropsomys insulans'') is an extinct species of spiny rat that was native to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, E ...
(''Heteropsomys insulans'')
Extinct rodents
Rodent genera
Holocene extinctions
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