Jamaician Hutia
Geocapromys brownii (J.Fischer, 1830)
Also calledHutia de Jamaique (fra) · Hutia de Jamaïque (fra) · Jamaicabeverrotte (nob) · Jamaicai hutia (hun) · Jamaicastompstaartrat (nld) · Jamaika-Ferkelratte (deu) · Jutía Jamaiquina (spa) · hutia prasečí (ces) · jamaikanhutia (fin) · nocohutia jamajska (pol) · Хутия Брауна (rus) · ジャマイカフチア (jpn)
First described in: Synopis. Mamm., Addenda p.389 (=589)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Sometimes includes G. thoracatus from Little Swan Isl (see that account). Reviewed by Anderson et al. (1983). Karyotype has 2 n = 88; FN = 136 (George and Weir, 1972 b).
Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Sometimes includes G. thoracatus from Little Swan Island (see that account). Reviewed by Anderson et al. (1983, Mammalian Species, 201).
Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi
discussion
COMMENT: Includes thoracatus from Little Swan Isl.; see Hall, 1981: 866, and Varona, 1974: 67. Clough, 1976, Biol. Conserv., 10: 43 - 47, stated that thoracatus is extinct. Although most recent workers list thoracatus as a subspecies of brownii, it is quite different and probably should be regarded as a distinct species (GSM, CAW).
Order Rodentia (Part 6)
activity
Activity patterns. Jamaican Hutias are strictly nocturnal and hid during the day in burrows, tunnels, or limestone crevices. They are secretive and very difficult to see at night.
Echimyidae
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Every page naming Geocapromys brownii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437650.