Torre's cave rat [SEP] parent taxon
Torre's cave rat
Torre's cave rat ("Boromys torrei") was a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.
It was endemic to Cuba.
Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
in a freshwater environment. The other molluscs dwell in the forest surrounding Lapuz Lapuz cave.
More than 77,000 animals bones were recovered and 30% of these were identified to taxon. All layers contained remains of bat, deer, pig, rat, monkey, civet, lizard, snake, bird, turtle, fish and crab. In addition, two layers contained frog remains.
Archaeological finds Earthenware.
One thousand eight hundred and fifteen earthenware pot sherds were recovered from the excavation. Most of them were undisturbed, but