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]
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 | |
Species | |
Capromys garridoi (possibly extinct) |
Species
The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the American Society of Mammalogists:[2][3]
- Capromys garridoi (Garrido's hutia, possibly extinct)
- Capromys pilorides (Desmarest's hutia or Cuban hutia)
- C. p. ciprianoi
- C. p. doceleguas
- C. p. gundlachianus
- †C. p. lewisi
- C. p. pilorides
- C. p. relictus
- †Capromys acevedo
- †Capromys latus
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]
References
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