Plagiodontia
| Plagiodontia |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Rodentia |
| Family: |
Capromyidae |
| Genus: |
Plagiodontia
F. Cuvier, 1836 |
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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):
- Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) F. Cuvier, 1836
- † San Rafael hutia or wide-toothed hutia (Plagiodontia araeum) Ray, 1964
- † Samana hutia (Plagiodontia ipnaeum) Johnson, 1948
- † Plagiodontia spelaeum
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| | | | Capromyinae | Capromys |
- Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides)
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- Cabrera's Hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai)
- Eared Hutia (Mesocapromys auritus)
- Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
- Dwarf Hutia (Mesocapromys nanus)
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- 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)
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| | Plagiodontinae | |
- Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium)
- San Rafael Hutia (Plagiodontia araeum)
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| Rhizoplagiodontia |
- Lemke's Hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei)
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