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Capromys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Capromyidae

Taxonomy
Capromys was named by Desmarest (1822). It is extant.

It was assigned to Murina by Gray (1825); and to Capromyidae by Morgan (1994).

Species
C. acevedo (syn. Macrocapromys acevedoi), C. latus, C. pilorides (syn. C. fournieri)
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. nana, C. pilorides
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2007-06-11

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Capromys Desmarest
1825Capromys Gray p. 341
1958Macrocapromys Arredondo
1994Capromys Morgan p. 469

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCapromyidaeSmith 1842
genusCapromysDesmarest 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Capromys Desmarest 1822
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†Capromys acevedo Borroto-Páez et al. 2012
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Invalid names: Macrocapromys acevedoi Arredondo 1958 [objective synonym]
†Capromys latus Varona and Arredondo 1979
Capromys pilorides Say 1822 [Cuban hutia]
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Invalid names: Capromys fournieri Desmarest 1822 [synonym]
Invalid names: Macrocapromys Arredondo 1958 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:46:45
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba (Sierra de Sumidero) C. latus (13264)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba (Habana) Macrocapromys acevedo, C. latus (13265)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) C. pilorides, Macrocapromys acevedo (152870)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Habana) C. latus (153776)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands C. sp. (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands C. sp. (209852)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) C. nana, C. sp., C. latus (153777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) C. nana, C. sp., C. pilorides, Macrocapromys acevedoi (195083)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) C. sp. (144130 144132 144133 144134 186637 198662 208106 210532 210533 210542)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) C. sp. (210535 210537 210540 210541)