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Chapman's prehensile tailed hutia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Mysateles

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Capromyidae

Scientific name
  
Mysateles gundlachi

Higher classification
  
Mysateles

Order
  
Rodent

Similar
  
Mysateles, Black‑tailed Hutia, Cabrera's hutia, Prehensile‑tailed hutia, Mesocapromys

Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia or Gundlach's hutia (Mysateles gundlachi) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Chapman's prehensile-tailed hutia Wikipedia