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Capromyidae (hutia)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Capromyidae Smith
1958Capromyidae Wood p. 172
1988Capromyidae Carroll
1991Capromyidae Nowak
1999Capromyidae Nowak
2001Capromyidae Huchon and Douzery p. 246
2015Capromyidae Turvey et al. p. 207
2015Capromyidae Upham and Patterson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCapromyidaeSmith 1842
familyCapromyidaeSmith 1842

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.

Fm. Capromyidae Smith 1842 [hutia]
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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]
G. Geocapromys Chapman 1901
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†Geocapromys columbianus Chapman 1982
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Invalid names: Geocapromys pleistocenicus Arredondo 1958 [synonym]
Subfm. †Isolobodontinae
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G. †Zazamys MacPhee and Iturralde-Vinent 1995
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†Zazamys veronicae MacPhee and Iturralde-Vinent 1995
G. †Mesocapromys Varona 1970
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†Mesocapromys kraglievichi Varona and Arredondo 1979
G. Plagiodontia Cuvier 1836
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Plagiodontia aedium Cuvier 1836
Plagiodontia aedium bondi Turvey et al. 2015
†Plagiodontia araeum Ray 1964
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Invalid names: Hyperplagiodontia stenocoronalis Rímoli 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:46:45
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.04000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) Zazamys veronicae (31183)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) Capromyidae indet. (38071)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba (Sierra de Sumidero) Capromys latus (13264)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba (Habana) Macrocapromys acevedo, Mesocapromys kraglievichi, Capromys latus (13265)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Habana) Capromys latus (153776)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) Capromys pilorides, Macrocapromys acevedo, Geocapromys columbianus (152870)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Guerra) Plagiodontia aedium (198638)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Capromyidae indet. (70704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Río) Capromyidae indet. (78640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Dominican Republic (Sanchez Ramirez) Plagiodontia sp. (235214)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Capromys nana, Capromys sp., Capromys pilorides, Macrocapromys acevedoi, Mesocapromys kraglievichi, Geocapromys pleistocenicus, Geocapromys columbianus (195083)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Pedernales) Plagiodontia aedium (186694) Plagiodontia aedium, Hyperplagiodontia araeum (186695 186696 186697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (209852)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Geocapromys ingrahami (198650) Geocapromys sp. (198651)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) Capromys nana, Capromys sp., Capromys latus, Geocapromys columbianus (153777)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Geocapromys ingrahami (194591 194592 194593 194594 194595 194596 194597)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Geocapromys browni (215359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Capromyidae indet., Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (144132) Capromys sp. (144133 210533) Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (144130 144134 186637 198662 208106 210532 210542)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Plagiodontia ipnaeum (119044)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Capromys sp. (210540) Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (210535 210537 210541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Geocapromys ingrahami (144662)