Mysateles prehensilis
Taxonavigation
Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Tribus: Capromyini
Genus: Mysateles
Species:
Subspecies (3): M. p. gundlachi – M. p. meridionalis – M. p. prehensilis
Name
Mysateles prehensilis (Poeppig, 1824)
- Type material: Unknown.
- Type locality: “in sylvis versus oram Cubae australem obvia [= wooded south coast, Cuba]”.
Combinations
- Capromys prehensilis Poeppig, 1824: 11 [original combination]
References
Primary references
- Poeppig, E.F. 1824. Nova generis Capromys, Desm. species. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1): 11–15. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
- English: Prehensile-Tailed Hutia