-
extinct giant hutias of the
family Heptaxodontidae also
inhabited the Caribbean, but are not
thought to be
closely related, with the
giant hutias belonging...
-
Heptaxodontidae (giant
hutias), the
extinct Josep****tigasia
monesi (the
largest rodent ever known) and
extant families of
chinchilla rats,
hutias,
guinea pigs...
- America;
three members of the
family also
range into
Central America, and the
hutias are
found in the West
Indies in the Caribbean.
Species of the
extinct subfamily...
-
dwarf hutia belongs to the
hutia subfamily (Capromyinae), a
group of
rodents native to the
Caribbean that are
mostly endangered or extinct.
Dwarf hutias are...
- "little beast-like cats" and "coneys"
throughout the area. Desmarest's
hutias normally live in pairs, but can be
found individually or in
small groups...
- the
vernacular name,
heptaxodontids are not
closely related to the
extant hutias of the
family Echimyidae.
Heptaxodontids are
thought to be more closely...
- last
natural habitat of the
Bahamian hutia and are
currently home to most of the
remaining po****tion.
Colonist hutias were
introduced into
isolated parts...
-
blunt nail).
Females have
three pairs of
lateral thoracic mammae.
Captive hutias have been
observed to be
nocturnal and arboreal, and to use nest
boxes placed...
- Borroto-Páez,
Rafael (2017-07-29). "Molecular
phylogeography of
endangered Cuban hutias within the
Caribbean radiation of
capromyid rodents".
Journal of Mammalogy...
- 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...
