Samana Hutia

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Samana Hutia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Capromyidae
Genus: Plagiodontia
Species: P. ipnaeum
Binomial name
Plagiodontia ipnaeum
Johnson, 1948
Synonyms

Plagiodontia velozi Rimoli, 1976

The Samana Hutia (Plagiodontia ipnaeum) was a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It was found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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