Mesocapromys nanus

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 nanus

Name

Mesocapromys nanus (G.M. Allen, 1917)

• Holotype: MCZ 9864, right lower mandible, collected by Thomas Barbour.
• Type locality: “cave deposit in the Sierra de Hato Nuevo, Province of Matanzas, Cuba”.

Combinations

• Capromys nana Allen, 1917: 54 [original combination]
• Capromys (Pygmaeocapromys) nana: Varona, 1979: 5 [subsequent combination]
• Mesocapromys (Paracapromys) nanus: Kratochvil, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978: 15 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Cuba (Matanzas Province)

References

Primary references

• Allen, G.M. 1917. An extinct Cuban Capromys. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 6: 53–56. BHL

Links

• Mesocapromys nanus 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.
• Young, R., Kennerley, R., Turvey, S.T. & Borotto-Páez, R. 2018. IUCN: Mesocapromys nanus  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T13217A22186363. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T13217A22186363.en

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Hutia
español: Jutía enana