Mesocapromys auritus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Tribus: Capromyini
Genus: Mesocapromys
Species: Mesocapromys auritus

Name

Mesocapromys auritus (Varona, 1970)

• Holotype: CZACC 1.189 (formerly IB 6501), adult ♂, skin, skull and mandibule, collected by researchers of Instituto de Biología in May 1969.
• Type locality: “zona de los canales en la parte central de Cayo Fragoso”, Villa Clara Province, Cuba.

Combinations

• Capromys (Mesocapromys) auritus Varona, 1970: 1,8 [original combination]
• Mesocapromys (Mesocapromys) auritus: Kratochvíl, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Cuba (Villa Clara: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey: Cayo Fragoso)

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. 

Links

• Mesocapromys auritus 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.
• Kennerley, R., Turvey, S.T. & Young, R. 2019. IUCN: Mesocapromys auritus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T13216A22186197. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13216A22186197.en

Vernacular names

English: Eared Hutia
español: Jutía rata