Geocapromys ingrahami

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Ingraham's Hutia

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Echimyidae
Subfamily : Capromyinae
Tribe : Capromyini
Genus : Geocapromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1891-08-31. Description of a new species of Capromys from the Plana Keys, Bahamas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(23):329-336.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/839

Original name as described

Capromys ingrahami

Other common names

Bahaman Hutia

Type material

AMNH MO-3032, AMNH MS-3968

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-3032 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3968

Type locality

"Plana Keys, Bahamas."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bahamas

Taxonomy notes

moved from Capromyidae to Echimyidae

Taxonomy notes citation

Fabre, P.-H., Upham, N. S., Emmons, L. H., Justy, F., Leite, Y. L. R., Loss, A. C., Orlando, L., Tilak, M.-K., Patterson, B. D., and Douzery, E. J. P. (2017). Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34 (3): 613–633.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001379

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capromys ingrahami

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ingrahami

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-3032, AMNH MS-3968

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-3032 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3968

Authority page

329

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Geocapromys ingrahami irrectus

B. Lawrence, 1934

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

irrectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:VP:VPM-2107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPM-2107

Authority page

190

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History

Geocapromys ingrahami abaconis

B. Lawrence, 1934

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

abaconis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:VP:VPM-2108

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPM-2108

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History

Geocapromys ingrahami

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

ingrahami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

580

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9002/22186664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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