Mesocapromys | |
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Black-tailed hutia (Mesocapromys melanurus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
Tribe: | Capromyini |
Genus: |
Mesocapromys Varona, 1970 |
Type species | |
Capromys(Mesocapromys) auritus | |
Species | |
Mesocapromys angelcabrerai | |
Synonyms | |
Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, & Barus, 1978 |
Mesocapromys is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. [1] The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands.
Mesocapromys contains the five following species: [1]
Within Capromyidae, the closest relative of Mesocapromys is the genus Mysateles. Both genera are the sister group to Capromys, and then Geocapromys is a more distant genus. In turn, these four genera belong to the tribe Capromyini, and are the sister group to Plagiodontia.
Genus-level cladogram of the Capromyidae with their relationship to Carterodon and Euryzygomatomyinae. | ||
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The cladogram has been reconstructed from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA characters. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
Mesocapromys | |
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Black-tailed hutia (Mesocapromys melanurus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Echimyidae |
Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
Tribe: | Capromyini |
Genus: |
Mesocapromys Varona, 1970 |
Type species | |
Capromys(Mesocapromys) auritus | |
Species | |
Mesocapromys angelcabrerai | |
Synonyms | |
Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, & Barus, 1978 |
Mesocapromys is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. [1] The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands.
Mesocapromys contains the five following species: [1]
Within Capromyidae, the closest relative of Mesocapromys is the genus Mysateles. Both genera are the sister group to Capromys, and then Geocapromys is a more distant genus. In turn, these four genera belong to the tribe Capromyini, and are the sister group to Plagiodontia.
Genus-level cladogram of the Capromyidae with their relationship to Carterodon and Euryzygomatomyinae. | ||
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The cladogram has been reconstructed from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA characters. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |