Plagiodontia

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Plagiodontia is a genus of rodent in the family Capromyidae. The name Plagiodontia means "oblique tooth" in Greek.

This genus contains the following four species (three of them extinct):

Wikispecies has information related to: Plagiodontia

Extant species of family Capromyidae (Hutias)

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)

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