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Hutias (known in
Spanish as jutía) are
moderately large cavy-like
rodents of the
subfamily Capromyinae that
inhabit the
Caribbean islands. Most species...
- The
Bahamian hutia or Ingraham's
hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami) is a small, furry, rat-like
mammal found only in the Bahamas.
About the size of a rabbit...
- Desmarest's
hutia or the
Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a stout, furry, rat-like
mammal found only on Cuba and
nearby islands.
Growing to
about 60 cm...
- The
Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) is a small, threatened, rat-like
mammal endemic to
forests on the
Caribbean island of
Hispaniola (split between...
- The
dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nana) is a small,
critically endangered, rat-like
mammal known only from Cuba.
Aside from tracks, it was last seen in 1937...
- Cabrera's
hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) is a small,
critically endangered, rat-like
mammal found only in Cuba. It
lives in
communal shelters in swamps...
- The
Little Swan
Island hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus) is an
extinct species of
rodent that
lived on
Little Swan Island, off
northeastern Honduras in the...
- The
imposter hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) is an
extinct species of
rodent in the
hutia subfamily (Capromyinae). It is the only
species in the
genus Hexolobodon...
- The
montane hutia (Isolobodon mont****) is an
extinct species of
rodent in the
subfamily Capromyinae. It was
endemic to
Hispaniola (the
Dominican Republic...
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Capromyidae (
hutias),
which are
largely limited to the
Greater Antilles, and two
other groups of
endemic hystricognaths, the
heteropsomyines and
giant hutias, including...
