Garrido's hutia
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Mysateles garridoi

Garrido's hutia (Capromys garridoi ) is a critically endangered or possibly extinct species of hutia that is found in the Cuban moist forests Global 200 ecoregion.

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Its range is thought to include small islands in the Banco de los Jardins y Jardinillos of Canarreos Archipelago south of Cuba's Zapata Peninsula and east of the Isle of Youth. A single animal was collected around 1970 on Cayos Maja off of south-central Cuba. In 1989, two additional animals were captured alive in keys near Cayos Maja.

References

1. Garrido's hutia Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrido's_hutia

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