Mysateles

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: 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: M. garridoi - M. gundlachi - M. melanurus - M. meridionalis - M. prehensilis

Name

Mysateles Lesson, 1842

References

* Mysateles 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

Mysateles is a genus of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It contains the following species:

Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles gundlachi)
Black-tailed Hutia (Mysateles melanurus)
Isla De La Juventud Tree Hutia (Mysateles meridionalis)
Prehensile-tailed Hutia (Mysateles prehensilis)
Garrido's Hutia (Mysateles garridoi)