Biology:Eared hutia
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Eared hutia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Mesocapromys |
| Species: | M. auritus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesocapromys auritus (Varona, 1970)
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| File:Mesocapromys auritus Map.jpg | |
| Red: extant (native)
Green: extant (introduced) Light green: possibly extant (introduced) | |
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.[2] 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
- ↑ Kennerley, R.; Turvey, S.T.; Young, R. (2019). "Mesocapromys auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13216A22186197.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13216/22186197. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) (December 2019). "The Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot". https://www.cepf.net/resources/ecosystem-profile-documents/caribbean-ecosystem-profile.
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