Black-tailed hutia
Black-tailed hutia |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Mammalia |
Order: |
Rodentia |
Family: |
Capromyidae |
Genus: |
Mysateles |
Species: |
M. melanurus |
Binomial name |
Mesocapromys melanurus (Poey, 1865) |
Synonyms |
- arboricolus Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, & Barus, 1978
- rufescens Mohr, 1839
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The black-tailed hutia or bushy-tailed hutia (Mysateles melanurus) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae that is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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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| | | Capromyinae | Capromys |
- Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides)
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- Cabrera's Hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai)
- Eared Hutia (Mesocapromys auritus)
- Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
- Dwarf Hutia (Mesocapromys nanus)
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- Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles gundlachi)
- Black-tailed Hutia (Mysateles melanurus)
- Isla De La Juventud Tree Hutia (Mysateles meridionalis)
- Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles prehensilis)
- Garrido's Hutia (Mysateles garridoi)
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| Plagiodontinae | |
- Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium)
- San Rafael Hutia (Plagiodontia araeum)
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| Rhizoplagiodontia |
- Lemke's Hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei)
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