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Capromys
Sign in to saveCapromys is a genus of rodents that contains Desmarest's hutia, Garrido's hutia, and several recently extinct species, mainly from Cuba, although one extinct subspecies of Desmarest's hutia is known from Grand Cayman.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCapromyidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 198
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Capromyidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, CM, AMNH, TTU, UF
- Recorded in
- Cayman Islands, Cuba, Bahamas, British West Indies
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- Parent taxon
- Capromyinae
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- Capromys pilorides qtl1.jpg
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Capromys is a genus of rodents that contains Desmarest's hutia, Garrido's hutia, and several recently extinct species, mainly from Cuba, although one extinct subspecies of Desmarest's hutia is known from Grand Cayman.
==Species== The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the American Society of Mammalogists: 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
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