last collected in 1897 on Gull Island, New York
ground-dwelling coastal beach grass herbivore endemic to Gull Island, New York
fifteen specimens in Washington
disappeared after foundation grading for naval fortifications in August 1898
References:
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.97
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.212
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
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