Desmarest's hutias are referred to by those stationed at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as banana rats. [4] Banana rats are not named for their dietary preference, but because their feces look like small versions of the fruit. They are known to come out at night.

Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys Pilorides) also known as the Cuban Hutia or banana rat is the largest compared to all Hutia species. Desmarest's hutia is found in a wide range of habitats. The...

2018年11月6日 · HAVANA TIMES – The US Department of Defense has given US $97,102 to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to study the Cuban hutia at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo, Cuba. Hutias are called banana rats because their bodily waste resembles little bananas. And the creatures are big – the size of small dogs.

Desmarest's hutia or the Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a stout, furry, rat-like mammal found only on Cuba and nearby islands. Growing to about 60 cm (2 ft), it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small animals.

Size ranges from the rat-sized dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nanus), with a body length of 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches), to the raccoon-sized Desmarest’s Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides), with a body 32 to 60 cm long and weight of up to 8.5 kg (19 pounds).

Detainees may be leaving the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but a host of rare animals — giant snakes, "banana rats," nesting sea turtles — are there to stay, protected by the same razor wire fences that keep prisoners in.

Cuba’s national animal is the Cuban hutia! They are also called Desmarest’s Hutia as well. This furry fella is a massive rodent that weighs up to 19 lb! It is an omnivorous creature that lives in almost all of the diverse ecoregions of Cuba, being incredibly common across most areas.

The Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a species of rodent endemic to Cuba. It is the largest of the extant species of hutia (although the extinct Giant hutias were far larger).

Desmarest’s hutias (also known as Cuban or Conga and copses distinguished by high numbers of curved hutias; Capromys pilorides (Say, 1822)) are a member of banana-shaped fecal pellets located within the area (in-the Capromyidae family, which includes rodent species spiration for the nickname “banana rats”).

Abstract: The Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides), known locally as the banana rat, is a large rodent native to Cuba. Endemic to the West Indies, most species of hutia are rare or extinct because of over-harvest, exotic species introductions, and habitat modifications by humans.