Capromys

Capromys
	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); 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

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

^ Varona, L.S.; Arredondo, O. (1979). "Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha)". Poeyana. 195: 1–51.
^ ^a ^b ^c Borroto-Páez, R. (2012). "UPDATED CHECKLIST OF ENDEMIC TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS OF THE WEST INDIES". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5175993, retrieved 2021-09-27

[1] Varona, L.S.; Arredondo, O. (1979). "Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha)". Poeyana. 195: 1–51.

[Borroto-2] Borroto-Páez, R. (2012). "UPDATED CHECKLIST OF ENDEMIC TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS OF THE WEST INDIES". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5175993, retrieved 2021-09-27

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