Mesocapromys

Mesocapromys
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 Capromyidae family. 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)
• Little Earth 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.