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Prehensile-tailed Hutia
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Prehensile-tailed Hutia

Mysateles prehensilis

The prehensile-tailed hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae endemic to Cuba. It is an arboreal foliovore, found in both primary and secondary forest. Its karyotype has 2n = 34 and FN = 54-56.

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