Eared hutia

Eared hutia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Tribe: Capromyini
Genus: Mesocapromys
Species:
M. auritus
Binomial name
Mesocapromys auritus
(Varona, 1970)

The eared hutia or large-eared hutia (Mesocapromys auritus) is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the Caribbean island of Cayo Fragoso, off the north coast of Cuba. It lives in coastal mangrove forests and swamps, and is threatened by habitat loss. It is a member of the hutia subfamily (Capromyinae), a group of rodents native to the Caribbean that are mostly endangered or extinct.

References

  1. ^ Kennerley, R.; Turvey, S.T.; Young, R. (2019). "Mesocapromys auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13216A22186197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13216A22186197.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.