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Prehensile-tailed hutia

The prehensile-tailed hutia is a small, furry, rat-like mammal found only in forests on Cuba. It is the only member of the genus Mysateles. It climbs and lives in trees where it eats only leaves, and it is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Mysateles prehensilis
Higher classification: Mysateles
Genus: Mysateles; Lesson, 1842