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Hutias
Hutias (known in Spanish as jutía) are moderately large cavy-like rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae that inhabit the Caribbean islands. Most species are restricted to Cuba, but species are known from all of the Greater Antilles, as well as The Bahamas and (formerly) Little Swan Island off of Honduras. Twenty species of hutia have been identified, but at least half are extinct. Only Desmarest's hutia and the prehensile-tailed hutia remain common and widespread; all other extant species are considered threatened by the IUCN. The extinct giant hutias of the family Heptaxodontidae also inhabited the Caribbean, but are not thought to be closely related, with the giant hutias belonging in the superfamily Chinchilloidea. Description Most species have a head-and-body length that ranges from and weigh less than , but Desmarest's hutia has a head-and-body length of and weighs . They resemble the coypu in some respects. Tails are present, varying from vestiges to pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 , it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small animals. It is the largest living hutia (subfamily Capromyinae), a group of rodents native to the Caribbean that are mostly endangered or extinct. Desmarest's hutia remains widespread throughout its range, though one subspecies (''C. p. lewisi'') native to the nearby Cayman Islands went extinct shortly after European colonization in the 1500s. Description The Desmarest's hutia has a head-and-body length of , a tail that is long, and weigh . It has thick, coarse fur which extends to the tip of the tail. The colour of the body fur varies from black to brown, with a light sand colour and red also seen. The body is stocky and the legs short. It moves with a slow, waddling gait, but can perform a quick hop when pursued. The feet have five toes with large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyperplagiodontia
''Hyperplagiodontia'', rarely called the wide-toothed hutia, is an extinct genus of hutia which contains a single species, ''Hyperplagiodontia araeum''. The species was originally described as a member of the genus ''Plagiodontia'' along with the extant Hispaniolan hutia (''P. aedium''), but after morphometric analysis in 2012, was moved to its own genus, ''Hyperplagiodontia''. Fossils of ''H. araeum'' have only been found on Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... References Hutias Mammals described in 1964 Mammals of the Dominican Republic Mammals of Haiti Mammals of Hispaniola Rodent extinctions since 1500 Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic Extinct animals of Haiti {{Rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isolobodon
''Isolobodon'' is an extinct genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae Hutias (known in Spanish as jutía) are moderately large cavy-like rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae that inhabit the Caribbean islands. Most species are restricted to Cuba, but species are known from all of the Greater Antilles, as well as Th .... It contains the following species: * Montane hutia (''Isolobodon montanus'') * Puerto Rican hutia (''Isolobodon portoricensis'') Hutias Rodent genera Taxa named by Joel Asaph Allen Holocene extinctions Extinct rodents Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexolobodon
The imposter hutia (''Hexolobodon phenax'') is an extinct species of rodent in the hutia subfamily (Capromyinae). It is the only species in the genus ''Hexolobodon'' and tribe Hexolobodontini. It was found only on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and went extinct sometime after European colonization in the 1500s. History The remains were found in association with those from rats of the genus ''Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...'', which suggests that the imposter hutia survived until the time of European colonization of the island, and may have gone extinct due to predation from introduced rodents. References Hutias Rodent extinctions since 1500 Mammals described in 1929 Extinct rodents Mammals of Hispaniola Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhizoplagiodontia
Lemke's hutia (''Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei'') is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Rhizoplagiodontia''. It was endemic to Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s. It is thought to have gone extinct after European colonization of the islands. References Hutias Extinct rodents Mammals of Haiti Mammals of the Dominican Republic Mammals of the Caribbean Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic Extinct animals of Haiti Holocene extinctions Rodent extinctions since 1500 Mammals described in 1989 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN [Baidu] |
Plagiodontia
''Plagiodontia'' is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae (hutias). All known species are endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in the present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti). The genus name ''Plagiodontia'' means "oblique tooth", and derives from the two ancient greek words (), meaning "placed sideways", and , (), meaning "tooth". Systematics This genus contains the following three species (two of them extinct): * Hispaniolan hutia The Hispaniolan hutia (''Plagiodontia aedium'') is a small, rat-like mammal endemic to forests on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic). It lives in burrows or trees, and is active at night when it fe ... (''Plagiodontia aedium'') F. Cuvier, 1836 *† Samaná hutia (''Plagiodontia ipnaeum'') Johnson, 1948 *† ''Plagiodontia spelaeum'' Miller, 1929 Phylogeny Within Capromyidae, ''Plagiodontia'' is the deepest branching genus, belonging to the tribe Plagiodontini. It is the siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesocapromys
''Mesocapromys'' is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands. Systematics ''Mesocapromys'' contains the five following species: * Cabrera's hutia ('' Mesocapromys angelcabrerai'') * Eared hutia ('' Mesocapromys auritus'') * Black-tailed hutia ('' Mesocapromys melanurus'') * Dwarf hutia ('' Mesocapromys nana'') * San Felipe hutia (''Mesocapromys sanfelipensis The San Felipe hutia (''Mesocapromys sanfelipensis''), also known as the little earth hutia, is small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found on the small island of Cayo de Juan Garcia off the southwest coast of Cuba. It was discovered in 1 ...'') Phylogeny Within Capromyidae, the closest relative of ''Mesocapromys'' is the genus ''Mysateles''. Both genera are the sister group to ''Capromys'', and then ''Geocapromys'' is a more distant genus. In turn, these four genera belong to the tribe Capromyini, and are the sister group to ''Plagiodontia''. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geocapromys
''Geocapromys'' is a genus of rodent belonging to the hutia subfamily and are currently only found on the Bahamas and Jamaica. However, they formerly ranged throughout the Caribbean, from Cuba to the Cayman Islands to even islands off mainland Central America. Systematics The genus ''Geocapromys'' comprises five recent species, three of which are extinct. * ''G. brownii'', the Geocapromys brownii, Jamaican hutia, which is also known as the Jamaican coney or Brown's hutia, is another extant species endemic to Jamaica. * ''Geocapromys ingrahami'', the Bahamian hutia or Ingraham's hutia, is an extant taxon, extant species of hutia native to the Bahamas. * ''G. thoracatus'', the Little Swan Island hutia, was a third species which was found only on Little Swan Island, off northeastern Honduras. It became extinct in 1955, wiped out by storms and introduced predators. Some scientists consider it a subspecies of ''G. brownii''. *''G. columbianus'', the Cuban coney, was endemic to Cuba, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Species The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the American Society of Mammalogists: *'' Capromys garridoi'' (Garrido's hutia, possibly extinct) *''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 , it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small animals. It ...'' (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. ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Threatened Species
A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of ''critical depensation'', a mathematical measure of biomass related to population growth rate. This quantitative metric is one method of evaluating the degree of endangerment without direct reference to human activity. IUCN definition The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories, depending on the degree to which they are threatened: *Vulnerable species *Endangered species *Critically endangered species Less-than-threatened categories are near threatened, least concern, and the no longer assigned category of conservation dependent. Species that have not been evaluated (NE), or do not have sufficient data ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extant Taxon
Neontology is a part of biology that, in contrast to paleontology, studies and deals with living (or, more generally, '' recent'') organisms. It is the study of extant taxa (singular: extant taxon): taxa (such as species, genera and families) with members still alive, as opposed to (all) being extinct. For example: * The Indian elephant (''Elephas maximus'') is an extant species, and the woolly mammoth (''Mammuthus primigenius'') is an extinct species. * The moose (''Alces alces'') is an extant species, and the Irish elk (''Megaloceros giganteus'') is an extinct species. * In the group of molluscs known as the cephalopods, there were approximately 600 extant species and 7,500 extinct species. A taxon can be classified as extinct if it is broadly agreed or certified that no members of the group are still alive. Conversely, an extinct taxon can be reclassified as extant if there are new discoveries of living species (" Lazarus species"), or if previously known extant species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands. Seven island states share the region of the Greater Antilles, with Haiti and the Dominican Republic sharing the island of Hispaniola. Together with the Lesser Antilles, they make up the Antilles, which along with the Lucayan Archipelago, form the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas. While most of the Greater Antilles consists of independent countries, Puerto Rico and Navassa Island are Territories of the United States, unincorporated territories of the United States, while the Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory. The largest island is Cuba, which extends to the western end of the island group. Puerto Rico lies on the eastern end, and the island of Hispaniola, the most populated island, is located in the middle. Jamaica lies to the south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
