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Puerto Rican hutia

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and his crew are believed to have eaten the species upon their arrival. The species declined following
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for many years; despite this, they continued to survive until the arrival of early European explorers.
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The Puerto Rican hutia was believed to be a vital food source for the
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Conservation status
Extinct
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Echimyidae
Isolobodon
Binomial name
J. A. Allen
extinct
rodent
Capromyidae
Hispaniola
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Gonâve Island
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Taíno
Christopher Columbus
European colonization of the West Indies
black rats
small Indian mongooses

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