Geocapromys

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Geocapromys Fossil range: Pleistocene to Recent
Mounted specimen of Geocapromys brownii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Capromyidae Genus: Geocapromys Chapman, 1901
Species
G. brownii †G. columbianus G. ingrahami †G. megas †G. pleistocenicus †G. thoracatus

Geocapromys is a genus of rodent, comprising of two extant species of hutia. The Bahamian Hutia or Ingraham's Hutia (G. ingrahami) is native to the Bahamas, while the Jamaican Hutia (G. brownii), which is also known as the Jamaican Coney or Brown's Hutia, is endemic to Jamaica.

The Little Swan Island Hutia (G. thoracatus) was a third species which found only on Little Swan Island, off north-eastern Honduras. It became extinct in 1955, wiped out by storms and introduced predators. Some scientists consider it a subspecies of G. brownii.

G. columbianus, G. megas, and G. pleistocenicus are species known only from fossil remains.

v • d • e Extant species of family Capromyidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Hystricomorpha · Infraorder: Hystricognathi · Parvorder: Caviomorpha Capromyinae Capromys Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides) Mesocapromys Cabrera's Hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) · Eared Hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) · Mesocapromys sanfelipensis · Dwarf Hutia (Mesocapromys nanus) Mysateles Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles gundlachi) · Black-tailed Hutia (Mysateles melanurus) · Isla De La Juventud Tree Hutia (Mysateles meridionalis) · Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) · Garrido's Hutia (Mysateles garridoi) Geocapromys Bahamian Hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami) · Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii) Plagiodontinae Plagiodontia Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) · San Rafael Hutia (Plagiodontia araeum) Rhizoplagiodontia Lemke's Hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei) Category