last collected in 1881 on St. Lucia for museums
island montane forest ground-dwelling herbivore endemic to St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles Islands
specimens in Paris and London
disappeared after deforestation for plantations
References:
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.91
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.211
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