Desmarest's hutia

Weight

4.68 kg – 5.65 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

11.3 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

13.8 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

125 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

9.99 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The desmarest's hutia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyEchimyidae
6. genusCapromys
7. SpeciesCapromys pilorides (Say, 1822)

Synonyms Capromys geayi, Capromys gundlachius, Isodon pilorides

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Nutria

Myocastor coypus

Echimyidae

EN, Endangered

Jamaican coney

Geocapromys brownii

Echimyidae

LC, Least Concern

Armored rat

Hoplomys gymnurus

Echimyidae

CR, Critically Endangered

Cabrera's hutia

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai

Echimyidae

LC, Least Concern

Atlantic bamboo rat

Kannabateomys amblyonyx

Echimyidae

LC, Least Concern

Ferreira's spiny tree-rat

Mesomys hispidus

Echimyidae

CompareDesmarest's hutia vs NutriaDesmarest's hutia vs Jamaican coneyDesmarest's hutia vs Armored ratDesmarest's hutia vs Cabrera's hutia

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@misc{desmarests_hutia_2026,
  title = {Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/desmarests-hutia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}