Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents Family Capromyidae Smith, 1842 - hutias and nutria Genus Plagiodontia Cuvier, 1836 - Hispaniolan hutias Plagiodontia aedium F. Cuvier, 1836 - Hispaniolan hutia