| Capromys | |
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| Desmarest's hutia (Capromys desmaresti) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Capromys Desmarest, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Capromys pilorides Say, 1822
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| Species | |
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Capromys garridoi (possibly extinct) | |
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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,1 although one extinct subspecies of Desmarest's hutia is known from Grand Cayman.2
Taxonomy
The genus name Capromys derives from Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros), meaning "pig, boar", and μῦς (mûs), meaning "mouse, rat".34
Species
The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the American Society of Mammalogists:25
- 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
References
- Varona, L.S.; Arredondo, O. (1979). "Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha)". Poeyana. 195: 1–51.
- Borroto-Páez, R. (2012). "UPDATED CHECKLIST OF ENDEMIC TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS OF THE WEST INDIES".
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- Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5175993, retrieved 2021-09-27