Capromys prehensilis Poeppig, 1824
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Poeppig (1824): Capromys prehensilis. J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 4
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Capromyidae
- genus
- Mysateles
- species
- Mysateles prehensilis
discussion
COMMENT: Placed in the subgenus Mysateles by Varona, 1974, and in the genus and subgenus Mysateles by Kratochvil et al., 1978, Acta Sci. Nat. Sci. BohemoslovBrno, 12 (11): 15. However, retained in Capromys by Hall, 1981: 863, and Corbet and Hill, 1980: 191. GSM, GCC, and CAW include Mysateles in Capromys.
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Cuba and the Isle of Pines.
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Cuba, wooded south coast.
Name
- Homonyms
- Capromys prehensilis Poeppig, 1824
Bibliographic References
- Borroto-Páez, Rafael, Carlos A. Mancina, Charles A. Woods, et al. / Borroto-Páez et al., eds., 2012: Chapter 7. Checklist. Updated Checklist of Endemic Terrestrial Mammals of the West Indies. Terrestrial Mammals of the West Indies: Contributions. 389-415.