Prehensile-tailed hutia

The prehensile-tailed hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae endemic to Cuba. It is an arboreal foliovore, found in both primary and secondary forest.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 34 and FN = 54-56.[2]

Prehensile-tailed hutia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Capromyidae
Tribe:	Capromyini
Genus:	Mysateles
Species:	M. prehensilis
Binomial name
Mysateles prehensilis (Poeppig, 1824)

The species is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Although locally common in some areas, it is in decline and is threatened by deforestation and habitat fragmentation.[1]

References

1. Soy, J. & Silva, G. (2008). "Mysateles prehensilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T14258A4427189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14258A4427189.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
2. Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1597. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.