Mesocapromys Varona 1970

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1593-1599 : 1595

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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scientific name	Mesocapromys Varona 1970
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Mesocapromys Varona 1970 , Poeyana, 73: 8.

Type Species: Capromys (Mesocapromys) auritus Varona 1970

Synonyms: Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodriguez, and Barus 1978 ; Pygmaeocapromys Varona 1979 ; Stenocapromys Varona and Arredondo 1979 .

Species and subspecies: 5 species:

Species Mesocapromys angelcabrerai Varona 1979

Species Mesocapromys auritus Varona 1970

Species Mesocapromys melanurus (Poey 1865)

Species Mesocapromys nanus (G. M. Allen 1917)

Species Mesocapromys sanfelipensis Varona and Garrido 1970

Discussion: Original use of name was as a subgenus, which was elevated to a genus by Kratochvíl et al. (1978:15). All members of this genus are small (less than 1 kg), and construct large nests made of sticks, unlike Mysateles .