Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia

Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia

Prehensile-tailed hutia

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SPECIES
Mysateles prehensilis gundlachi

The prehensile-tailed hutia (Mysateles prehensilis ) is a species of hutia in the subfamily Capromyinae endemic to Cuba. It is the only member of the genus Mysateles. It is an arboreal foliovore, found in both primary and secondary forest.

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Conservation

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.

References

1. Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman's_prehensile-tailed_hutia

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