Imposter hutia
The imposter hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) is an extinct species of rodent in the hutia subfamily (Capromyinae). It is the only species in the genus Hexolobodon and tribe Hexolobodontini. It was found only on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and went extinct sometime after European colonization in the 1500s.[2]
| Imposter hutia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
| Tribe: | †Hexolobodontini Woods, 1989 |
| Genus: | †Hexolobodon Miller, 1929 |
| Species: | †H. phenax |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929 | |
History
The remains were found in association with those from rats of the genus Rattus, which suggests that the imposter hutia survived until the time of European colonization of the island, and may have gone extinct due to predation from introduced rodents.[3]
References
- Turvey, S.T.; Helgen, K. (2018). "Hexolobodon phenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T10034A22187167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T10034A22187167.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- Piper, Ross. author. (2009). Extinct animals : an encyclopedia of species that have disappeared during human history. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34987-4. OCLC 268789581.
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