Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia
Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia or Gundlach's hutia (Mysateles gundlachi) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Capromyidae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Mysateles |
| Species: | M. gundlachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mysateles gundlachi (Chapman, 1901) | |
References
- Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). "Mysateles gundlachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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