San Felipe hutia

San Felipe hutia

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Capromyidae
Tribe:Capromyini
Genus:Mesocapromys
Species: M. sanfelipensis
Binomial name
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
(Varona & Garrido, 1970)

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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T13218A3420932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13218A3420932.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.


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