†Capromys acevedo Borroto-Páez et al. 2012 (hutia)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae
Synonym: Macrocapromys acevedoi Arredondo 1958 [objective synonym]
Full reference: R. Borroto-Páez, C. A. Mancina, C. A. Woods and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2012. Updated checklist of endemic terrestrial Mammals of the West Indies. Terrestrial Mammals of the West Indies 389-415
Belongs to Capromys according to R. Borroto-Páez et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Capromys latus, Capromys pilorides
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cueva de Paredones, Ceiba del Agua (Quaternary of Cuba)
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