San Felipe hutia

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San Felipe hutia
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis drawing.jpg

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Echimyidae
Tribe: Capromyini
Genus: Mesocapromys
Species:
M. sanfelipensis
Binomial name
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
(Varona & Garrido, 1970)
Synonyms

Capromys sanfelipensis

The San Felipe hutia (Mesocapromys sanfelipensis), also known as the little earth hutia, formerly found in Cuba, is listed on the 2008 IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered or possibly extinct.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Kennerley, R., Turvey, S.T., Young, R. & Borotto-Páez, R. (2017). "Mesocapromys sanfelipensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13218A22186444.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine


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