Capromys
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “boar”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).
Proper noun edit
Capromys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Capromyidae – the single species Capromys pilorides (Desmarest's hutia).
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Capromyidae - family; Capromyinae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Capromys pilorides (species)
References edit
Desmarest's hutia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Capromys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Capromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
