Isolobodon portoricensis Allen, 1916
Puerto Rican hutia, Puerto Rican isolobodon, Haitian isolobodn (as I. levir)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Isolobodon levir Miller, 1922; Isolobodon portoricensis levir Miller, 1922; Isolobodon potoricensi Allen, 1916 (used by Frank & Benson, 1998:103)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: >1300 AD; 1525 (Fisher & Blomberg, 2012)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Hispaniola and surrounding islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID:nmnhvz_7212034
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Allen, J. A. (1916). An extinct octodont from the island of Porto Rico, West Indies. Ann. Acad. New York Sci. 27(1): 17-22. [Abstract]
Other references:
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