- Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia
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Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Capromyidae Genus: Mysateles Species: M. gundlachi Binomial name Mysateles gundlachi
(Chapman, 1901)The Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia or Gundlach's Hutia (Mysateles gundlachi) is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). Mysateles gundlachi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
Capromyinae Cabrera's Hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) · Eared Hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) · Mesocapromys sanfelipensis · Dwarf Hutia (Mesocapromys nanus)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)Plagiodontinae Hispaniolan Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) · RhizoplagiodontiaCategoryCategories:- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Hutias
- Mysateles
- Fauna of Cuba
- Mammals of the Caribbean
- Rodent stubs
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