Capromys | |
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Desmarest's hutia (Capromys desmaresti) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Tribe: | Capromyini |
Genus: | Capromys Desmarest, 1822 |
Type species | |
Capromys pilorides Say 1822
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Species | |
Capromys garridoi (possibly extinct) |
Capromys is a genus of rodents that contains Desmarest's hutia, Garrido's hutia, and several recently extinct species, mainly from Cuba,[1] although one extinct subspecies of Desmarest's hutia is known from Grand Cayman.[2]
The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the American Society of Mammalogists:[2][3]
Capromys arredondoi and Capromys pappus are now synonymous with the Cuban hutia. Capromys antiquus is synonymous with C. acevedo. Capromys robustus is synonymous with C. latus.[2]