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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| 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. 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.
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