Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1593 1599 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Mesocapromys Varona 1970 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 .