Capromys sanfelipensis Varona & Garrido, 1970
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Varona and Garrido (1970): Capromys sanfelipensis. Poeyana, ser. A 75
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Capromyidae
- genus
- Mesocapromys
- species
- Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
discussion
COMMENT: Placed in subgenus Mesocapromys by Varona, 1974, and in genus Mesocapromys, subgenus Paracapromys by Kratochvil et al., 1978, Acta Sci. Nat. Sci. Bohemoslov-Brno, 12 (1): 15. However, retained in Capromys by Hall, 1981: 865, and Corbet and Hill, 1980: 191. CAW, GSM, and GCC include Mesocapromys in Capromys.
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality.
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Cuba, Pinar del Rio Prov., Archipiélago de los Canarreos, Cayo Juan Garcia.