Species group · Mammals
Hutias
WAnimals has 2 species of hutia, in the family Capromyidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 3 countries
- 11 parks
- Weight
- 1 kg – 8.5 kg
- Length
- 30 cm – 50 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 – 11 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of hutias on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 Endangered1 Least Concern
1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Where they live
Recorded in 3 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…?
It is one of only two native land mammals left on Hispaniola: the rest of the Caribbean species in its group died out after colonisation, and with them went much of the original fauna of the Antilles.
From Cuvier's Hutia
Its greatest threat comes from introduced mongooses, rats, dogs and cats: a predator fauna the island never had and against which it evolved no defences.
From Cuvier's Hutia
It is the survivor of a group that was once diverse in the Caribbean: of the dozens of hutia species that populated the Antilles, most disappeared after the arrival of people and the animals they brought with them, and this is one of the few that remains abundant.
From Desmarest's Hutia
On Cuba's uninhabited cays it reaches very high densities and is seen climbing through the mangroves in broad daylight, which is uncommon in a large rodent.
From Desmarest's Hutia