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Megalomys audreyae Hopwood

Barbuda Giant Rice Rat (Megalomys audreyae)

The Barbuda Giant Rice Rat, also known as Barbudan Muskrat, was restricted to the island of Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, in the Lesser Antilles.

The species is only known on the basis of fossil respectively subfossil remains.

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edited: 17.02.2020

This entry was posted in 7.Mammalia and tagged Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, Cricetidae, Lesser Antilles, Megalomys, Megalomys audreyae on March 29, 2019 by Alang.

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