Hutias (known in Spanish as jutía) are moderately large cavy-like rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae that inhabit the Caribbean islands. Most species...
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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...
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Garrido's hutia (Capromys garridoi) is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found in coastal mangrove forests on Cuba and nearby islands. It...
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The Bahamian hutia or Ingraham's hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami) is a small, furry, rat-like mammal found only in the Bahamas. About the size of a rabbit...
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The montane hutia (Isolobodon montanus) is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It was endemic to Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic...
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The dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nana) is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal known only from Cuba. Aside from tracks, it was last seen in 1937...
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Cabrera's hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) is a small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found only in Cuba. It lives in communal shelters in swamps...
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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...
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The Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) is a small, threatened, rat-like mammal endemic to forests on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between...
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The prehensile-tailed hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) is a small, furry, rat-like mammal found only in forests on Cuba. It is the only member of the genus...
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The Samaná hutia (Plagiodontia ipnaeum) is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It was endemic to Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic...
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The Little Swan Island hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus) is an extinct species of rodent that lived on Little Swan Island, off northeastern Honduras in the...
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Capromyidae (hutias), which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles, and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths, the heteropsomyines and giant hutias, including...
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The Archipiélago de Sabana hutia (Capromys pilorides gundlachianus) is a subspecies of the Desmarest's hutia endemic to the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago...
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Heptaxodontidae (redirect from Giant hutia)
Heptaxodontidae, rarely called giant hutia, is an extinct family of large rodents known from fossil and subfossil material found in the West Indies. One...
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The Puerto Rican hutia (Isolobodon portoricensis) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It was found on Hispaniola (today the Dominican...
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The eared hutia or large-eared hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the Caribbean island of Cayo Fragoso...
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Little Swan Island hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus) Imposter hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) Montane hutia (Isolobodon montanus) Puerto Rican hutia (Isolobodon portoricensis)...
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Jamaican coney (redirect from Jamaican hutia)
Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), also known as the Jamaican hutia or Brown's hutia, is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the island...
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The San Felipe hutia (Mesocapromys sanfelipensis), also known as the little earth hutia, is small, critically endangered, rat-like mammal found on the...
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The blunt-toothed giant hutia (Amblyrhiza inundata) is an extinct species of giant hutia from Anguilla and Saint Martin that is estimated to have weighed...
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America; three members of the family also range into Central America, and the hutias are found in the West Indies in the Caribbean. Species of the extinct subfamily...
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Torre's cave rat Imposter hutia Montane hutia Megaoryzomys Cuban coney Hispaniolan edible rat Conilurus capricornensis Samaná hutia Buhler's coryphomys Noronhomys...
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Lemke's hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei) is an extinct species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhizoplagiodontia...
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Twisted-toothed mouse (redirect from Twisted-toothed Giant Hutia)
twisted-toothed mouse (Quemisia gravis), also known as the twisted-toothed giant hutia is an extinct species of rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae. It is monotypic...
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Osborn's key mouse (redirect from Larger Jamaican Giant Hutia)
Osborn's key mouse (Clidomys osborni), also known as the larger Jamaican giant hutia, is an extinct species of large rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae. It...
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The black-tailed hutia (Mesocapromys melanurus), also known as the bushy-tailed hutia, is a small, furry, rat-like mammal found only in Cuba. It lives...
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The plate-toothed giant hutia (Elasmodontomys obliquus) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae. It is the only species within the...
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Garrido's hutia (possibly extinct) Santa Catarina's guinea pig Reig's tuco-tuco Roig's tuco-tuco Social tuco-tuco Mexican agouti Dwarf hutia (possibly extinct)...
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Imposter hutia, Hexolobodon phenax (E) EX Wide-toothed hutia, Hyperplagiodontia araeum (E) Montane hutia, Isolobodon montanus (E) EX Puerto Rican hutia, Isolobodon...
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