Capromyidae
Also known as: West Indian Hutias, capromyid rodents, hutia, hutias
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Capromyidae |
| Published in | The Naturalist s Library (London) vol.15 p.308 |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 22 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 47 |
| GBIF key | 9430 |
Genera in Capromyidae
- Mesocapromys — 5 species: Mesocapromys angelcabrerai, Mesocapromys auritus, Mesocapromys melanurus, Mesocapromys nanus, Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
- Geocapromys — 4 species: Geocapromys brownii, Geocapromys columbianus, Geocapromys ingrahami, Geocapromys thoracatus
- Mysateles — 3 species: Mysateles garridoi, Mysateles meridionalis, Mysateles prehensilis
- Plagiodontia — 3 species: Plagiodontia aedium, Plagiodontia araeum, Plagiodontia ipnaeum
- Capromys — 2 species: Capromys gundlachianus, Capromys pilorides
- Isolobodon — 2 species: Isolobodon montanus, Isolobodon portoricensis
- Hexolobodon — 1 species: Hexolobodon phenax
- Rhizoplagiodontia — 1 species: Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei
- Zazamys — 1 species: Zazamys veronicae
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.