Mesocapromys auritus

(Varona, 1970)

Eared 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Varona, L.S. 1970-07-30. Nueva especie y nuevo subgénero de Capromys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) de Cuba. Poeyana (A)73:1-18.

Original name as described

Capromys auritus

Other common names

Large-eared Hutia

Type material

IES CZACC-1.189 (= IES IB-6501)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cuba, Las Villas Province, Archipiélago de Sabana, Cayo Fragoso (22°41'N, 79°27'W)."

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001382

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capromys auritus

(Varona, 1970)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IES CZACC-1.189 (= IES IB-6501)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Poeyana

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mesocapromys auritus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13216/22186197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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