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Torre's cave rat
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Genus:	†Boromys
Species:	†B. torrei
Binomial name
†Boromys torrei Allen, 1917

Torre's cave rat (Boromys torrei) was a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It was endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

1. Turvey, S.; Helgen, K. (2016). "Boromys torrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2886A22206099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T2886A22206099.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

• Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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