Boromys
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| Boromys Temporal range: Holocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Heteropsomyinae |
| Genus: | †Boromys Miller, 1916 |
| Type species | |
| Boromys offella Miller, 1916 | |
| Species | |
Boromys is an extinct genus of Cuban rodents in the family Echimyidae. It contains the following species:[1]
- Oriente cave rat (Boromys offella)
- Torre's cave rat (Boromys torrei)