Kalmar "Capromyidae" tana nufin dangin rodents da aka fi sani da hutias ko zagoutis. Iyalin Capromyidae 'yan asalin yankin Caribbean ne kuma sun haɗa da nau'o'in nau'i daban-daban na manyan rodents. Ana samun waɗannan dabbobi da farko a cikin dazuzzuka da wuraren zama masu goge baki.Kalmar "Capromyidae" ta samo asali ne daga haɗin kalmomin Helenanci guda biyu: "kapros," ma'anar boar, da "mys," ma'anar linzamin kwamfuta. Wannan suna yana nuna kamannin hutias da babban linzamin kwamfuta ko bera tare da wasu siffofi masu kama da boar. Suna bambanta da girma, tare da wasu nau'ikan suna kai tsayin har zuwa santimita 60 (inci 24). An san Hutias da nau'o'in abinci iri-iri, waɗanda suka haɗa da 'ya'yan itatuwa, ganye, haushi, da kuma tushen su.Waɗannan rodents suna da sha'awar masana kimiyya saboda musamman tarihin juyin halitta da kuma matsayinsu na muhalli a cikin yanayin yanayin Caribbean. Sun fuskanci barazana iri-iri, da suka hada da hasarar muhalli da farauta, wanda ke haifar da wasu nau'o'in shiga cikin hadari ko kuma suna cikin hatsarin gaske. wanda aka fi sani da hutias ko zagoutis.