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Swan Island Hutia
Geocapromys thoracatus (True, 1888)
Also calledJutía de la Isla Cisne Menor (spa) · hondurasinhutia (fin) · hutie ostrovní (ces) · nocohutia wyspowa (pol) · バハマフチア (jpn)
First described in: Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. vol.11 p.469
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: IUCN – Extinct; Clough (1976) stated that thoracatus became extinct in 1950 s, possibly as a result of introduced cats on the island.
Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae
discussion
Discussion: Sometimes included as a subspecies of G. brownii; see Mohr (1939: 77), Hall (1981: 866), and Varona (1974: 67). Morgan (1985) reconfirmed its status as a distinct species. Reviewed by Morgan (1989 a, Mammalian Species No. 341).
Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: " Little Swan Island, one of the two small islands lying at the entrance of the Gulf of Honduras ".
Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Sometimes included as a subspecies of G. brownii; see Mohr (1939: 77), Hall (1981: 866), and Varona (1974: 67). Morgan (1985) reconfirmed its status as a distinct species. Clough (1976) stated that thoracatus became extinct in 1950 s, possibly as a result of introduced cats on the island. Reviewed by Morgan (1989, Mammalian Species, 341).
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437649.