Black-tailed hutia
The black-tailed hutia (Mesocapromys melanurus), also known as the bushy-tailed hutia, is a species of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae that is endemic to lowland moist forests in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Mesocapromys |
| Species: | M. melanurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesocapromys melanurus (Poey, 1865) | |
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Although it was formerly classified in the genus Mysateles, phylogenetic evidence supports it belonging to the genus Mesocapromys.[3]
References
- Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). "Mysateles melanurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T14256A4426741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14256A4426741.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- Fabre, Pierre-Henri; Upham, Nathan S.; Emmons, Louise H.; Justy, Fabienne; Leite, Yuri L. R.; Loss, Ana Carolina; Orlando, Ludovic; Tilak, Marie-Ka; Patterson, Bruce D.; Douzery, Emmanuel J. P. (2016-12-25). "Mitogenomic phylogeny, diversification, and biogeography of South American spiny rats". Molecular Biology and Evolution: msw261. doi:10.1093/molbev/msw261. ISSN 0737-4038.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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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