Lemke's hutia
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Lemke's hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei) is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae.[1] It is monotypic within the genus Rhizoplagiodontia. It was endemic to Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is thought to have gone extinct after European colonization of the islands.[2]
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- Hutias
- Extinct rodents
- Mammals of Haiti
- Mammals of the Dominican Republic
- Mammals of the Caribbean
- Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic
- Extinct animals of Haiti
- Holocene extinctions
- Rodent extinctions since 1500
- Mammals described in 1989
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN