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  • The Capromyidae includes 20 species of rodents, known locally as hutias, which are prized for their meat and threatened by hunting, habitat loss and invasive species.

    Biological diversity in the Caribbean Islands 2008

  • This includes two endemic rodent families: Solenodontidae and Capromyidae.

    Biological diversity in the Caribbean Islands 2008

  • Consequently, the majority of hutia species died out, and today most surviving members of the family (Capromyidae) are facing extinction.

    15 Agouti 1991

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