''Capromys'' is a genus of rodents that contains
Desmarest's hutia
Desmarest's hutia or the Cuban hutia (''Capromys pilorides'') is a stout, furry, rat-like mammal found only on Cuba and nearby islands. Growing to about 60 cm (2 ft), it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small ...
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Garrido's hutia
Garrido's hutia (''Capromys garridoi'') is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found in coastal mangrove forests on Cuba and nearby islands. It is rarely seen and may be extinct. It is a member of the hutia subfamily (Capromyinae ...
, and several recently extinct species, mainly from
Cuba
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, although one extinct subspecies of Desmarest's hutia is known from
Grand Cayman
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.
Species
The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the
American Society of Mammalogists
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Capromys garridoi
Garrido's hutia (''Capromys garridoi'') is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found in coastal mangrove forests on Cuba and nearby islands. It is rarely seen and may be extinct. It is a member of the hutia subfamily (Capromyinae ...
'' (Garrido's hutia, possibly extinct)
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Capromys pilorides
Desmarest's hutia or the Cuban hutia (''Capromys pilorides'') is a stout, furry, rat-like mammal found only on Cuba and nearby islands. Growing to about 60 cm (2 ft), it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small ...
'' (Desmarest's hutia or Cuban hutia)
**''C. p. ciprianoi''
**''C. p. doceleguas''
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C. p. gundlachianus''
**†''C. p. lewisi''
**''C. p. pilorides''
**''C. p. relictus''
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Capromys acevedo
''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 s ...
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Capromys latus
''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 s ...
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''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''.
References
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Rodent genera
Hutias
Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest