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Hexolobodon phenax (imposter hutia)

Wikipedia Abstract

The imposter hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hexolobodon and subfamily Hexolobodontinae. It was found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
View Wikipedia Record: Hexolobodon phenax

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Hexolobodon phenax

Attributes

Forages - Ground [1]  100 %

External References

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