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Capromys

Capromys
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys desmaresti)
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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)
Capromys pilorides

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]

Species

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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]

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