Capromys Desmarest 1822 (hutia)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae
Synonym: Macrocapromys Arredondo 1958 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Capromyidae according to G. S. Morgan 1994
See also Borroto-Páez et al. 2012 and Gray 1825
Sister taxa: Geocapromys, Isolobodontinae, Mesocapromys, Plagiodontia
Subtaxa: Capromys acevedo Capromys latus Capromys pilorides
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (16 collections), Cuba (6)
Total: 22 collections including 29 occurrences
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