The eared hutia or large-eared hutia (''Mesocapromys auritus'') is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal found only on the Caribbean island of Cayo Fragoso, off the north coast of Cuba. It lives in coastal mangrove forests and swamps, and is threatened by habitat loss. It is a member of the

hutia Hutias (known in Spanish as jutía) are moderately large cavy-like rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae that inhabit the Caribbean islands. Most species are restricted to Cuba, but species are known from all of the Greater Antilles, as well as ...

subfamily (Capromyinae), a group of

rodents Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

native to the Caribbean that are mostly endangered or extinct.

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Hutias Mesocapromys Mammals of Cuba Hutia, Eared Mammals described in 1970 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of Cuba {{rodent-stub