Desmarest's hutia: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Desmarest's hutia lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Capromys pilorides
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the Desmarest's hutia live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Desmarest's hutia in 1 country or territory across North America.

Cuba

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Desmarest's hutia endangered?

The Desmarest's hutia’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Desmarest's hutia?

The Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Capromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Desmarest's hutia

Desmarest's hutia or the Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a stout, furry, rat-like mammal found only on Cuba and nearby islands. Growing to about 60 cm (2 ft), it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small animals. It is the largest living hutia (subfamily Capromyinae), a group of rodents native to the Caribbean that are mostly endangered or extinct. Desmarest's hutia remains widespread throughout its range, though one subspecies (C. p. lewisi) native to the nearby Cayman Islands went extinct shortly after European colonization in the 1500s.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desmarest's hutia (revision 1373325433), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q836308 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).