Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Hystricomorpha
Infraordo: Hystricognathi
Parvordo: Caviomorpha
Superfamilia: Octodontoidea
Familia: Capromyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Genus: Mesocapromys
Species (5): M. angelcabrerai - M. auritus – M. melanurus – M. nanus - M. sanfelipensis
Name
Mesocapromys Varona, 1970
Type species: Capromys (Mesocapromys) auritus Varona, 1970, by original designation.
Combinations
Capromys (Mesocapromys) Varona, 1970: 8 [original combination, as subgenus of Capromys]
Mesocapromys: Kratochvíl, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978 [subsequent combination, elevate to genus]
Synonyms
Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978: 15 [as subgenus of Mesocapromys]
Type species: Capromys nana G.M. Allen, 1917, by original designation.
Pygmaeocapromys Varona, 1979: 5 [as subgenus of Capromys]
Type species: Capromys (Pygmaeocapromys) angelcabrerai Varona, 1979, by original designation.
†Stenocapromys Varona & Arredondo, 1979: 17 [as subgenus of Capromys]
Type species: †Capromys gracilis Varona & Arredondo, 1979, by original designation.
References
Primary references
Varona, L.S. 1970. Nueva especie y nuevo subgénero de Capromys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) de Cuba (In Spanish). Poeyana, Serie A 73: 1–18. Reference page.
Kratochvíl, J., Rodríguez, L. & Baruš, V. 1978. Capromyinae (Rodentia) of Cuba. I. Acta scientiarum naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovacae, New Series 12(11): 1–60. Reference page.
Varona, L.S. 1979. Subgénero y especie nuevos de Capromys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) para Cuba (In Spanish). Poeyana 194: 1–33. Reference page.
Varona, L.S. & Arredondo, O. 1979. Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) (In Spanish). Poeyana 195: 1–51. Reference page.
Links
Mesocapromys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Mesocapromys is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae.[1] The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands.
Systematics
Mesocapromys contains the five following species:[1]
Cabrera's hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai)
Eared hutia (Mesocapromys auritus)
Black-tailed hutia (Mesocapromys melanurus)
Dwarf hutia (Mesocapromys nana)
San Felipe hutia (Mesocapromys sanfelipensis)
Phylogeny
Within Capromyidae, the closest relative of Mesocapromys is the genus Mysateles. Both genera are the sister group to Capromys, and then Geocapromys is a more distant genus. In turn, these four genera belong to the tribe Capromyini, and are the sister group to Plagiodontia.
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