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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familyEchimyidae
  6. ›genusBrotomys
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Haitian Edible Rat

Brotomys contractus Miller, 1929

First described in: Smithson Misc. Coll. vol.81 9 p.13

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Type Locality: Haiti, Dept. de l’Artibonite, Saint Michel de l’Atalye (small cave) (19 o 22 ’ N, 72 o 20 ’ W).

Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae

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TYPE LOCALITY: Haiti, Dept, de l'Artibonite, Saint Michel de l'Atalye (small cave) (19 ° 22 ' N, 72 ° 20 ' W).

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 2439815.