Geocapromys
| Geocapromys Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
| Mounted specimen of Geocapromys brownii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Geocapromys Chapman, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Capromys (Geocapromys) brownii | |
| Species | |
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G. brownii | |
Geocapromys is a genus of rodent belonging to the hutia subfamily and are currently only found on the Bahamas and Jamaica. However, they formerly ranged throughout the Caribbean, from Cuba to the Cayman Islands to even islands off mainland Central America.
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