The Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) is one of several hutia (also called zagouti, and jutÃÂa in Spanish) species to have inhabited at some time the island of Hispaniola (island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The P. aedium is the only scientifically confirmed extant species of the Plagiodontia genus; other species are either extinct or ...more ↓
The Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) is one of several hutia (also called zagouti, and jutÃÂa in Spanish) species to have inhabited at some time the island of Hispaniola (island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The P. aedium is the only scientifically confirmed extant species of the Plagiodontia genus; other species are either extinct or being debatedly catalogued as P. aedium subspecies. The name Plagiodontia means "oblique tooth" in Greek.
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