Capromys nanus G.M.Allen, 1917
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- G. M. Allen (1917): Capromys nanus. Proc. N . Engl . Zool . Club 6
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Capromyidae
- genus
- Mesocapromys
- species
- Mesocapromys nanus
discussion
COMMENT: Subgenus Pygmaeocapromys; see Varona, 1979, Poeyana, 194: 6. Placed in the genus Mesocapromys, subgenus Paracapromys by Kratochvil et al., 1978, Acta Sci. Nat. Sci. Bohemoslov-Brno, 12 (11): 15, and Rodríguez et al., 1979, Folia Zool., 28 (2): 97 - 102. However, retained in Capromys by Hall, 1981: 863, Varona, 1979, Poeyana, 194: 6, and Corbet and Hill, 1980: 191. GSM, GCC, and CAW include Mesocapromys in Capromys. Originally based on fossil material, but subsequently found living in the Zapata Swamp (GSM).
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Ciénaga (swamp) de Zapata (Matanzas Prov., Cuba).
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Cuba, Matanzas Prov., Sierra de Hato Nuevo.
Name
- Homonyms
- Capromys nanus G.M.Allen, 1917