Jamaican hutia
E874434
The Jamaican hutia, also known as the coney, is a rare, nocturnal rodent endemic to Jamaica and considered the island’s only surviving native land mammal.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
species of rodent ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Capromyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| binomialName | Geocapromys brownii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized rodent ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Jamaican coney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coney ⓘ |
| conservationAction | protected in some reserves in Jamaica ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | high ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Turner Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | seed disperser ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Capromyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Geocapromys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry forests
ⓘ
karst limestone areas ⓘ rocky limestone forests ⓘ wet limestone forests ⓘ |
| hasFurColor | brownish ⓘ |
| islandEndemic | true ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
climbing
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nocturnalBehavior | forages at night ⓘ |
| onlySurvivingNativeLandMammalOf | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cuban hutia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hispaniolan hutia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to small litters ⓘ |
| shelter |
burrows
ⓘ
caves ⓘ rock crevices ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | lives in small family groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1836 ⓘ |
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