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Imposter Hutia

Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Collector G. S. Miller Geologic Age Cenozoic - Quaternary Record Last Modified 7 Oct 2019 Skeletal Morphology Skull element, maxilla, T Specimen Count 1 Collection Date Mar 1925 USNM Number PAL367230 Type Citation Miller. 1929. Smithsonian Misc.Colln. 81 (n.9): 20-22, pl.3,f.1,1b. Type Status holotype Place Haiti Published Name Hexolobodon phenax Miller See more items in Paleogeneral Types: Mammals Terrestrial Mammalia Primary Type Paleobiology Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Gliriformes Rodentia Capromyidae NMNH - Paleobiology Dept. Record ID nmnhpaleobiolog

Collector G. S. Miller Geologic Age Cenozoic - Quaternary Record Last Modified 7 Oct 2019 Skeletal Morphology Skull element, maxilla, T Specimen Count 1 Collection Date Mar 1925 USNM Number PAL367230 Type Citation Miller. 1929. Smithsonian Misc.Colln. 81 (n.9): 20-22, pl.3,f.1,1b. Type Status holotype Place Haiti Published Name Hexolobodon phenax Miller See more items in Paleogeneral Types: Mammals Terrestrial Mammalia Primary Type Paleobiology Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Gliriformes Rodentia Capromyidae NMNH - Paleobiology Dept. Record ID nmnhpaleobiology_3427686

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Open encyclopedia reference

The imposter hutia (Hexolobodon phenax) is an extinct species of rodent in the hutia subfamily (Capromyinae). It is the only species in the genus Hexolobodon and tribe Hexolobodontini. It was found only on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and went extinct sometime after European colonization in the 1500s.

Wikipedia contributors, Imposter hutia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:42:17.856806+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929
Name authority
Miller, 1929
Common name
Imposter Hutia
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Echimyidae
Genus
Hexolobodon
Extinction status
Recorded extinct

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderHystricomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. infraorderHystricognathi Brandt, 1855
  14. familyEchimyidae Gray, 1825
  15. subfamilyHexolobodontinae Woods, 1989
  16. genusHexolobodon Miller, 1929
  17. speciesHexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 94 records assigned to Echimyidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Caribbean

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=584886 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3LHKC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.