Prehensile-tailed hutia
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Mysateles prehensilis
Weight
1.4-1.9
3.1-4.2
kglbs
kg lbs 
Length
55-75
21.7-29.5
cminch
cm inch 

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.

Di

Diurnal

Fo

Folivore

Fr

Frugivore

He

Herbivore

Ar

Arboreal

Is

Island endemic

Sc

Scansorial

Te

Terrestrial

So

Social

No

Not a migrant

P

starts with

Geography

Continents
Countries
Biogeographical realms

Climate zones

Population

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. Prehensile-tailed hutia Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehensile-tailed_hutia
2. Prehensile-tailed hutia on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14258/4427189

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