Isla De La Juventud tree hutia
| Isla De La Juventud tree hutia |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Rodentia |
| Family: |
Capromyidae |
| Genus: |
Mysateles |
| Species: |
M. meridionalis |
| Binomial name |
Mysateles meridionalis
(Varona, 1986) |
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The Isla De La Juventud tree hutia or southern hutia (Mysateles meridionalis) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on Cuba's Isla de la Juventud. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Soy, J., Borroto, R. & Silva, G. (2008). Mysateles meridionalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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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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