Mysateles meridionalis Varona 1986
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Mysateles meridionalis Varona 1986
Mysateles meridionalis Varona 1986 , Poeyana, 315: 4.
Type Locality: Cuba, north of Caleta Cocodrilos, SW Isla de la Juventud (former Isle of Pines).
Vernacular Names: Southern Hutia.
Distribution: Restricted to lowland forests SW of the central savanna on the Isle of Youth (south of W Cuba).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt), however, Borroto and Ramos (2003) recommend status of critically endangered.
Discussion: Closely related to Mysateles prehensilis , but differs in the proportion of the tail, which is 62 percent of body length in meridionalis , 73 percent in gundlachi , and 79 percent in prehensilis ; see also comments under prehensilis .
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