Order Rodentia (Part 6) Author James H. Honacki Author Kenneth E. Kinman Author James W. Koeppl text 1982 Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections Lawrence, Kansas, USA Editor James H. Honacki Editor Kenneth E. Kinman Editor James W. Koeppl Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition) 560 594 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353039 0-89327-235-3 7353039 Capromys auritus Varona, 1970 . Poeyana, ser. A, 73:1 . TYPE LOCALITY: Cuba , Las Villas Prov., Archipiélago de Sabana, Cayo Fragoso, 79° 27' W ., 22° 41' N . DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. COMMENT: Placed in the genus Mesocapromys by Kratochvil et al., 1978 , Acta Sci. Nat. Sci. Bohemoslov-Brno, 12(1 1): 15. However, retained in Capromys by Hall, 1981:865 , and Corbet and Hill, 1980:191 . GSM, CAW, and GCC include Mesocapromys in Capromys .