Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Megalomys desmarestii, also known as the Martinique muskrat, Desmarest's pilorie, or the Antillean giant rice rat, is an extinct rice rat from Martinique in the Caribbean. It was among the largest species of West Indian rice rat, as big as a cat, and was one of the first Caribbean mammals to become extinct during the 20th century. It may have been aquatic, as it was known to escape into the sea when pursued by predators, but it never swam away from the island."@en }
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- Megalomys_desmarestii comment "Megalomys desmarestii, also known as the Martinique muskrat, Desmarest's pilorie, or the Antillean giant rice rat, is an extinct rice rat from Martinique in the Caribbean. It was among the largest species of West Indian rice rat, as big as a cat, and was one of the first Caribbean mammals to become extinct during the 20th century. It may have been aquatic, as it was known to escape into the sea when pursued by predators, but it never swam away from the island.".
- Q1765848 comment "Megalomys desmarestii, also known as the Martinique muskrat, Desmarest's pilorie, or the Antillean giant rice rat, is an extinct rice rat from Martinique in the Caribbean. It was among the largest species of West Indian rice rat, as big as a cat, and was one of the first Caribbean mammals to become extinct during the 20th century. It may have been aquatic, as it was known to escape into the sea when pursued by predators, but it never swam away from the island.".