Capromys pilorides Say 1822 (Cuban hutia)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae

Alternative combination: Isodon pilorides

Synonym: Capromys fournieri Desmarest 1822

Belongs to Capromys according to G. R. Waterhouse 1848

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cueva de Paredones, Ceiba del Agua (Quaternary of Cuba)

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