Mesocapromys
| Mesocapromys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Capromyidae |
| Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
| Genus: | Mesocapromys Varona, 1970 |
| Species | |
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Mesocapromys angelcabrerai | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, & Barus, 1978 | |
Mesocapromys is a genus of rodent in the family Capromyidae. The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands.
It contains the following species:
- Cabrera's hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai)
- Eared hutia (Mesocapromys auritus)
- Dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nanus)
- San Felipe hutia (Mesocapromys sanfelipensis)
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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