Cuban coney
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Geocapromys columbianus

The Cuban coney (Geocapromys columbianus ) is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It was endemic to Cuba.Its natural habitats were lowlands moist forests, xeric shrublands and rocky areas. Some scientists indicate that this species may have survived and coexisted with introduced species from the Old World until approximately 1500, while others indicate that it became extinct earlier in the Holocene.

References

1. Cuban coney Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_coney
2. Cuban coney on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9004/22186798

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