Geocapromys ingrahami

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CAPROMYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Geocapromys ingrahami

Species Authority:

(J.A. Allen, 1891)

Common Name/s:

English

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Bahamian Hutia, Ingraham's Hutia

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Turvey, S. & Dávalos, L.

Reviewer/s:

McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable due to a very restricted population (less than 6 locations). While these populations are currently stable, they face possible threats in the future from stochastic events (such as hurricanes) and the introduction of predators.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable
1994	–	Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982	–	Rare (Thornback and Jenkins 1982)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the type locality (East Plana Keys, Bahamas) and introduced populations on Little Wax Cay (1973) and Warderivk Wells Cay (1981), Bahamas. (Woods and Kilpatrick 2005).
Countries:	Native: Bahamas
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is poorly known. It has been extirpated from much of its range; it may be locally abundant on the three small islands where it remains. Population estimates are outdated but are exist: East Plana Key (12,000 individuals), Little Wax Key (1,200) (Campbell et al. 1991, Clough 1972).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found on coral atolls with semi-arid woody scrub and thicket; it is the most terrestrial of the hutias. It is herbivorous and is known to eat the fruits, leaves and trunks of island vegetation, and occasionally seaweed.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Populations remain stable on the few islands where the species persists, however, these islands are susceptible to being wiped out by stochastic events such as hurricanes. All populations are threatened by the possibility of a feral cat arriving to the islands.

Major Threat(s):

Populations remain stable on the few islands where the species persists, however, these islands are susceptible to being wiped out by stochastic events such as hurricanes. All populations are threatened by the possibility of a feral cat arriving to the islands.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known conservation measures.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known conservation measures.

Citation:	Turvey, S. & Dávalos, L. 2008. Geocapromys ingrahami. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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