Mesocapromys

Mesocapromys

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
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

Extant species of family Capromyidae (Hutias)

Capromys	Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides)

Mesocapromys	Cabrera's hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) Eared hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) San Felipe hutia (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)

Category

↑ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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