Lemke's hutia
| Lemke's hutia Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Plagiodontini |
| Genus: | †Rhizoplagiodontia |
| Species: | †R. lemkei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei Woods, 1989
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Lemke's hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae.[1] It is monotypic within the genus Rhizoplagiodontia.[citation needed] It was endemic to Hispaniola. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ^ 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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