Capromyidae
Translingual
Capromys pilorides
Etymology
From Capromys + -idae.
Proper noun
Capromyidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the hutias.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Capromyinae, Plagiodontinae (subfamilies)
- Hexolobodontinae, Isolobodontinae (extinct subfamilies)
References
- Capromyidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.