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Black tailed hutia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Mysateles

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Capromyidae

Scientific name
  
Mesocapromys melanurus

Higher classification
  
Mesocapromys

Order
  
Rodent

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Similar
  
Mysateles, Mesocapromys, Cabrera's hutia, Prehensile‑tailed hutia, Dwarf hutia

The black-tailed hutia or bushy-tailed hutia (Mysateles melanurus) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae that is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Black-tailed hutia Wikipedia