Samana hutia

The Samana hutia (Plagiodontia ipnaeum) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It was found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Samana hutia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Capromyidae
Tribe: Plagiodontini
Genus: Plagiodontia
Species:
P. ipnaeum
Binomial name
Plagiodontia ipnaeum
Johnson, 1948
Synonyms

Plagiodontia velozi Rimoli, 1976

References

  1. Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Plagiodontia ipnaeum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T17462A7087286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17462A7087286.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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