Mysateles prehensilis

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: Mysateles
Species: Mysateles prehensilis

Name

Mysateles prehensilis (Poeppig, 1824)

Vernacular name

The Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family.

It is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species — endemic to Cuba.
References

^ Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). Mysateles prehensilis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.