Capromys

Capromys is a genus of rodents that contains Desmarest's hutia, Garrido's hutia, and several recently extinct species, mainly from Cuba,^[1] although one extinct subspecies of Desmarest's hutia is known from Grand Cayman.^[2]

Capromys
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys desmaresti)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Capromyini
Genus:	Capromys Desmarest, 1822
Type species
Capromys pilorides Say, 1822
Species
Capromys garridoi (possibly extinct) Capromys pilorides

Species

The following species are considered valid per Borroto-Páez (2012) and the American Society of Mammalogists:^[2][3]

• Capromys garridoi (Garrido's hutia, possibly extinct)
• Capromys pilorides (Desmarest's hutia or Cuban hutia)
  • C. p. ciprianoi
  • C. p. doceleguas
  • C. p. gundlachianus
  • †C. p. lewisi
  • C. p. pilorides
  • C. p. relictus
• †Capromys acevedo
• †Capromys latus

Capromys arredondoi and Capromys pappus are now synonymous with the Cuban hutia. Capromys antiquus is synonymous with C. acevedo. Capromys robustus is synonymous with C. latus.^[2]