Cabrera's hutia

Cabrera's hutia

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Capromyidae
Genus:	Mesocapromys
Species:	M. angelcabrerai
Binomial name
*Mesocapromys angelcabrerai* (Varona, 1979)

Cabrera's hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

↑ Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). Mesocapromys angelcabrerai. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

Extant species of family Capromyidae (Hutias)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Caviomorpha

Capromyinae

Capromys	Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides)

Mesocapromys	Cabrera's Hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) Eared Hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) Mesocapromys sanfelipensis Dwarf Hutia (Mesocapromys nanus)

Mysateles	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)

Geocapromys	Bahamian Hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami) Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii)

Plagiodontinae

Plagiodontia	Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) San Rafael Hutia (Plagiodontia araeum)

Rhizoplagiodontia	Lemke's Hutia (Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei)

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