Isolobodon
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Isolobodon is an extinct
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...

 genus of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

 in the family Capromyidae.
It contains the following species:
  • Montane Hutia
    Montane Hutia
    The Montane Hutia is an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It was found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti....

     (Isolobodon montanus)
  • Puerto Rican Hutia
    Puerto Rican Hutia
    The Puerto Rican Hutia is an extinct species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It was found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico....

    (Isolobodon portoricensis)
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