Capromys Desmarest 1822 (hutia)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae
Parent taxon: Capromyidae according to G. S. Morgan 1994
See also Gray 1825
Sister taxa: Geocapromys, Isolobodontinae, Plagiodontia
Subtaxa: Capromys pilorides
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (16 collections), Cuba (2)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences
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