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Jamaican Hutia
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Jamaican Hutia

Geocapromys brownii

The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), also known as the Jamaican hutia, is a terrestrial land mammal found in the rocky, forested areas of Jamaica, and is endemic to the Island. It is in the order Rodentia and the family Capromyidae.

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