Isla De La Juventud tree hutia
Subspecies of rodent
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The Isla De La Juventud tree hutia or southern hutia (Mysateles prehensilis meridionalis) is a subspecies of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on Isla de la Juventud in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss and is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
| Isla De La Juventud tree hutia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Genus: | Mysateles |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. p. meridionalis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Mysateles prehensilis meridionalis (Varona, 1986) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mysateles meridionalis | |
It was formerly considered its own species, but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is a subspecies of the prehensile-tailed hutia (M. prehensilis).[2][3]
