Mesocapromys melanurus
(F. Poey in W. C. H. Peters, 1865)
Black-tailed 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
Peters, W.C.H. 1865. Hr. W. Peters berichtete über einige neue Säugethiere (Mormops, Macrotus, Vesperus, Molossus, Capromys), Amphibien (Platydactylus, Otocryptis, Euprepes, Ungalia, Dromicus, Tropidonotus, Xenodon, Hylodes) und Fische (Sillago, Sebastes, Channa, Myctophum, Carassius, Barbus, _Capoëta_, Poecilia, Saurenchelys, Leptocephalus). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864:381-399.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35180595Original name as described
Capromys melanurus
Other common names
Bushy-tailed Hutia
Type locality
"Manzanillo," Granma Province, 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
Not Evaluated
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