Isolobodon portoricensis J. A. Allen 1916

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1593-1599 : 1598

Isolobodon portoricensis J. A. Allen 1916

Isolobodon portoricensis J. A. Allen 1916 , Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 27: 19.

Type Locality: Puerto Rico, Jobo Dist., near Utuado.

Vernacular Names: Puerto Rican Hutia.

Synonyms: Isolobodon levir (Miller 1922) .

Distribution: Hispaniola ( Haiti and Dominican Republic) and offshore islands. Introduced on Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Mona Isl. The only known hutia on La Gonave Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered, Probably extinct, but possibly surviving on La Tortue Isl off the N coast of Haiti ( Woods et al., 1985).

Discussion: Even though the type locality is Puerto Rico, the species was apparently introduced there by Amerindians and the natural range is restricted to Hispaniola. Reported as extinct by Hall (1981:868), but this species survived in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico until the last few decades, and may still survive in certain remote areas ( Woods et al., 1985). Includes levir ( Reynolds et al., 1953) .