Family Capromyidae Smith 1842 (hutia)
PaleoDB taxon number: 42070
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to N. S. Upham and B. D. Patterson 2015
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Eumysops, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Capromys, Geocapromys, Isolobodontinae, Plagiodontia
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore