Plagiodontia aedium F. Cuvier, 1836
Cuvier's hutia, Hispaniolan hutia, Hispanolan hutia, Dominican hutia (as P. hylaeum)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Plagiodontia hylaeum Miller, 1927
Conservation Status
Last record: 1836
Rediscovered in 1948 (Johnson, 1948)
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Hispaniola
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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