Mesocapromys

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Mesocapromys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Capromyidae
Subfamily: Capromyinae
Genus: Mesocapromys
Varona, 1970
Species

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
Mesocapromys auritus
Mesocapromys nanus
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis

Synonyms

Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, & Barus, 1978
Pygmaeocapromys Varona, 1979
Stenocapromys Varona & Arrendondo, 1979

Mesocapromys is a genus of rodent in the family Capromyidae. The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands.

It contains the following species:

References

  • Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. Pp 1538-1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
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