| Isla De La Juventud tree hutia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Capromyini |
| Genus: | Mysateles |
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M. p. meridionalis
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| Mysateles prehensilis meridionalis (Varona, 1986) | |
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Mysateles meridionalis | |
The Isla De La Juventud tree hutiaorsouthern hutia (Mysateles prehensilis meridionalis) is a subspeciesofrodent in the subfamily Capromyinae. It is endemictolowland moist forestsonIsla de la JuventudinCuba. It is threatened by habitat loss and is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
It was formerly considered its own species, but phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is a subspecies of the prehensile-tailed hutia (M. prehensilis).[2][3]
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Extant species of subfamily Capromyinae (Hutias) (formerly Capromyidae) in the family Echimyidae (Spiny rats)
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