Common name: Giant rat of Tenerife
Scientific name: Canariomys
bravoi
Place: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Habitat: caves or volcanic tubes.
Characteristics: 7 cm length (like a rabbit).
Nutrition: Herbivore
Cause of extinction: Human activities: hunting and
introduction of exotic species
Image from wikipedia: Model of Canariomys
bravoi at the Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Santa Cruz, Tenerife.