never observed by Europeans; fossils contemporary with indigenous artifacts indicate survival into early colonial era
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore endemic to northwestern Hispanola
fossil specimens in Washington
disappeared after deforestation
References:
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.122
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.210
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