| Mesocapromys | |
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| Black-tailed hutia (Mesocapromys melanurus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Capromyinae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Mesocapromys Varona, 1970 |
| Type species | |
| Capromys(Mesocapromys) auritus | |
| Species | |
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Mesocapromys angelcabrerai | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, & Barus, 1978 | |
Mesocapromys is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Capromyinae.[1] The genus is restricted to Cuba and associated islands.
- ^ Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Genus Mesocapromys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.