Isla De La Juventud tree hutia

Isla De La Juventud tree hutia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Capromyidae
Genus: Mysateles
Species: M. meridionalis
Binomial name
Mysateles meridionalis
(Varona, 1986)

The Isla De La Juventud tree hutia or southern hutia (Mysateles meridionalis) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on Cuba's Isla de la Juventud. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Soy, J., Borroto, R. & Silva, G. (2008). Mysateles meridionalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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