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Geocapromys brownii
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Geocapromys brownii (Fischer 1830)
[Capromys (Geocapromys)] brownii Fischer 1830, Synopis. Mamm., Addenda: 389 (=589).
Type Locality: " Jamaica ".
Vernacular Names: Jamaician Hutia.
Synonyms: Geocapromys brachyurus (Hill 1851).
Distribution: Jamaica.
Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.
Discussion: Sometimes includes G. thoracatus from Little Swan Isl (see that account). Reviewed by Anderson et al. (1983). Karyotype has 2n=88; FN=136 (George and Weir, 1972 b).
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae, pp. 1593-1599 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1594, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/34940FDCEFB98CA50FAED88C84644481 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/245A72671E523047F28799AEE8FA82C4 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231535530 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Capromyidae
- Genus
- Geocapromys
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Fischer
- Species
- brownii
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Geocapromys brownii (Fischer, 1830) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Anderson, S., C. A. Woods, G. S. Morgan, and W. L. R. Oliver. 1983. Geocapromys brownii. Mammalian Species, 201: 1 - 5.
- George, W., and B. J. Weir. 1972 b. Record chromosome number in a mammal? Nature, 236: 205 - 206.