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Mesocapromys sanfelipensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Infraordo: Caviomorpha
Familia: Capromyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Genus: Mesocapromys
Species: Mesocapromys sanfelipensis

Name

Mesocapromys sanfelipensis (Varona and Garrido, 1970)

Vernacular names
English: San Felipe Hutia

References

* IUCN link: Mesocapromys sanfelipensis (Varona & Garrido, 1970) (Critically Endangered)
* Mesocapromys sanfelipensis on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

The San Felipe Hutia (Mesocapromys sanfelipensis), also known as the Little Earth Hutia, formerly found in Cuba, is listed on the 2008 IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct.[2]

References

1. ^ Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). Mesocapromys sanfelipensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
2. ^ IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis

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