Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
(Varona, 1979)
Cabrera's Hutia
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Hystricomorpha |
Infraorder | : Hystricognathi |
Superfamily | : Octodontoidea |
Family | : Echimyidae |
Subfamily | : Capromyinae |
Tribe | : Capromyini |
Genus | : Mesocapromys |
Species status
Authority citation
Varona, L.S. 1979-11-28. Subgénero y especie nuevos de Capromys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) para Cuba. Poeyana 194:1-33.
Original name as described
Capromys (Pygmaeocapromys) angelcabrerai
Type material
IES CZACC1.279 (= IES IZ-7102)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Cayos de Ana María, al Sur de Camagüey (21°30'N, 78°40'W), Cuba."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Cuba
Taxonomy notes
moved from Capromyidae to Echimyidae
Taxonomy notes citation
Fabre, P.-H., Upham, N. S., Emmons, L. H., Justy, F., Leite, Y. L. R., Loss, A. C., Orlando, L., Tilak, M.-K., Patterson, B. D., and Douzery, E. J. P. (2017). Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34 (3): 613–633.
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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