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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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 pilorides Say 1822 [Cuban hutia]
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Invalid names: Capromys fournieri Desmarest 1822 [synonym]
G. Geocapromys Chapman 1901
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. Plagiodontia Cuvier 1836
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Plagiodontia aedium Cuvier 1836
Plagiodontia aedium bondi Turvey et al. 2015
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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) Zazamys veronicae (31183)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) Capromyidae indet. (38071)
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 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Pedernales) Plagiodontia aedium (186694 186695 186696 186697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) Capromys nana, Capromys sp., Geocapromys columbianus (153777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Capromys nana, Capromys sp., Capromys pilorides, Geocapromys pleistocenicus, Geocapromys columbianus (195083)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Geocapromys ingrahami (198650) Geocapromys sp. (198651)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (209852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Capromys sp. (210540) Capromys sp., Geocapromys sp. (210535 210537 210541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Geocapromys browni (215359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Geocapromys ingrahami (194591 194592 194593 194594 194595 194596 194597)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Geocapromys ingrahami (144662)
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)