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Brotomys contractus (Haitian edible rat)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Haitian edible rat (Brotomys contractus) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was found in Haiti. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. A specimen was found in a cave near St. Michel.
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Attributes

Forages - Ground [1]  100 %
Nocturnal [1]  Yes

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0