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Hutias
Capromyinae
Hutias are moderately large cavy-like rodents of the family Capromyidae that inhabit the Caribbean Islands. Twenty species of hutia have been identified, and at least a third 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. Their larger relatives, the giant hutias of the family Heptaxodontidae, are entirely extinct.
4 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Ground Hutias
tribeCapromyini
Hispaniolan Hutias
tribePlagiodontini
Isolobodon
genusIsolobodon
Impostor Hutia
genusHexolobodon
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 846211.