Plagiodontia
Genus of mammals belonging to the hutia subfamily of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plagiodontia is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae (hutias). All known species are endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in the present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti).
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Plagiodontia | |
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Hispaniolan hutia (P. aedium) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
Tribe: | Plagiodontini |
Genus: | Plagiodontia F. Cuvier, 1836 |
Species | |
Plagiodontia aedium |
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The genus name Plagiodontia means "oblique tooth", and derives from the two ancient greek words πλάγιος (plágios), meaning "placed sideways", and ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos), meaning "tooth".[1][2]