Capromys
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.
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) |
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