Mesocapromys gracilis (Varona and Arredondo, 1979:17)
Gracile small hutia
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Capromys (Stenocapromys) gracilis Varona and Arredondo, 1979:17 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Cuba
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Varona, L. S. and Arredondo, O. (1979). Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha). Poeyana 195: 1-51.
Other references:
Borroto-Páez, Rafael, Mancina, Carlos A., Woods, Charles A. and Kilpatrick, C. William. (2012). Checklist: Updated Checklist of Endemic Terrestrial Mammals of the West Indies, pp. 389-415. In: Borroto-Páez, Rafael, Woods, Charles A. and Sergile, F. E. (eds.). Terrestrial Mammals of the West Indies: Contributions. Gainesville, Florida: Florida Museum of Natural History and Wacahoota Press. 482 pp.
Silva Taboada, G., W. Suárez Duque, and S. Díaz Franco. 2007. Compendio de los mamíferos terrestres autoctónos de Cuba vivientes y extinguidos. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Habana, Cuba.
Turvey, Samuel T. (2009). Holocene mammal extinctions, pp. 41-61. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.
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