Geocapromys brownii (Fischer, 1830) . Synopis. Mamm., Addenda, p. 389 (=589).

TYPE LOCALITY: " Jamaica " .

DISTRIBUTION: Jamaica.

STATUS: IUCN - Rare.

SYNONYMS: brachyurus.

COMMENTS: Sometimes includes G. thoracatus from Little Swan Island (see that account). Reviewed by Anderson et al. (1983, Mammalian Species, 201).