Brotomys Voratus, Hispaniolan Edible Rat

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Brotomys voratus, Hispaniolan Edible Rat

Assessment by: Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.

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Citation: Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2016. Brotomys voratus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T3121A22205792. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3121A22205792.en

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Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Echimyidae

Taxon Name: Brotomys voratus Miller, 1916

Common Name(s): • English: Hispaniolan Edible Rat Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1

Year Published: 2016

Date Assessed: June 10, 2016

Justification: Listed as Extinct. This species went extinct soon after European arrival. This species is also known from relatively recent fossil remains, some of which have been dated to the modern historical era.

Previously Published Red List Assessments 2008 – Extinct (EX) – http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3121A9613434.en

1996 – Extinct (EX)

1994 – Extinct (Ex)

Geographic Range

Range Description: This species was known from Hispaniola (Turvey 2009). The only report of this species is from Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez who lived on the island from 1536 to 1546 and documented an animal called the Mohuy that matches the description of living spiny rats.

Country Occurrence: Regionally extinct: Dominican Republic; Haiti

Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information) Not known.

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats (see Appendix for additional information) Driven to extinction by introduced rats. Was hunted by Arawak Indians prior to European arrival. Conservation Actions None. Credits

Assessor(s): Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.

Reviewer(s): Amori, G.

Contributor(s): Naylor, L.

© The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Brotomys voratus – published in 2016. 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3121A22205792.en Bibliography IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-2. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 04 September 2016).

Turvey, S.T. 2009. Holocene mammal extinctions. In: Turvey, S.T. (ed.), Holocene Extinctions, pp. 352. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Citation Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2016. Brotomys voratus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T3121A22205792. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3121A22205792.en

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Habitats (http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Major Season Suitability Habitat Importance? 0. Root -> 18. Unknown - Suitable -

Threats (http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Threat Timing Scope Severity Impact Score 5. Biological resource use -> 5.1. Hunting & trapping Past, - - - terrestrial animals -> 5.1.1. Intentional use (species is unlikely to return the target) Stresses: 2. Species Stresses -> 2.1. Species mortality 8. Invasive and other problematic species, genes & Past, - - - diseases -> 8.1. Invasive non-native/alien unlikely to return species/diseases -> 8.1.2. Named species Stresses: 2. Species Stresses -> 2.3. Indirect species effects -> 2.3.2. Competition

Additional Data Fields

Population Population severely fragmented: No

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