Mysateles
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Mysateles is a genus of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

 in the Capromyidae family.
It contains the following species:
  • Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia
    Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia
    The Chapman's Prehensile-tailed Hutia or Gundlach's Hutia is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss....

     (Mysateles gundlachi)
  • Black-tailed Hutia
    Black-tailed Hutia
    The Black-tailed Hutia or Bushy-tailed Hutia is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family that is endemic to lowland moist forests on the island of Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     (Mysateles melanurus)
  • Isla De La Juventud Tree Hutia
    Isla De La Juventud Tree Hutia
    The Isla De La Juventud Tree Hutia or Southern Hutia is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It is endemic to lowland moist forests on Cuba's Isla de la Juventud. It is threatened by habitat loss....

     (Mysateles meridionalis)
  • Prehensile-tailed Hutia
    Prehensile-tailed Hutia
    The Prehensile-tailed Hutia is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family.It is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species — endemic to Cuba....

     (Mysateles prehensilis)
  • Garrido's Hutia
    Garrido's Hutia
    Garrido's hutia is a critically endangered species that is found in the Greater Antillean moist forests Global 200 ecoregion. Its previous range is thought to have included small islands in the Banco de los Jardins y Jardinillos of the Canarreos Archipelago south of the Zapata Peninsula and east...

    (Mysateles garridoi)
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