Mesocapromys nana

(G. M. Allen, 1917)

Dwarf 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

Allen, G.M. 1917-03-28. An extinct Cuban Capromys. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 6:53-56.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12606427

Original name as described

Capromys nana

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9864

Type locality

"Sierra de Hato Nuevo, Province of Matanzas, Cuba."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Cuba

Taxonomy notes

original spelled as 'nana' but is often changed to 'nanus' for gender agreement, however, it is a noun in apposition and does not change to match the generic gender; 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001384

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 (Pygmaeocapromys) delicatus

(Varona & Arredondo, 1979)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

delicatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IES CZACC-1.370 (= IES IZ-7090)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Poeyana

Capromys (Pygmaeocapromys) beatrizae

(Varona & Arredondo, 1979)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

beatrizae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IES CZACC-1.374 (= IES IZ-7100) (= "OA-607")

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Poeyana

Capromys (Pygmaeocapromys) silvai

(Varona & Arredondo, 1979)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

silvai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IES CZACC-1.380 (= IES IZ-7120)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Poeyana

Capromys nana

(G. M. Allen, 1917)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9864

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12606427

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Capromys nanus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

191

Authority publication

London

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 nanus

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

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

1596

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13217/166518354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mesocapromys nana

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Echimyidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001384

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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