Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
  
 Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
    
 Suborder Hystricognathi Tullberg, 1899
 see Infraorder Hystricognathi Tullberg, 1899
      
 Family Capromyidae Smith, 1842 - hutias and nutria
        
 Subfamily Capromyinae Smith, 1842
 see Family Capromyidae Smith, 1842
          
 Genus Mesocapromys Varona, 1970
 see Genus Capromys Desmarest, 1822
            
 1 Mesocapromys angelcabrerai (Varona, 1979)
 see  Capromys angelcabrerai
            
 2 Mesocapromys auritus (Varona, 1970)
 see  Capromys auritus
            
 3 Mesocapromys nanus (G.M. Allen, 1917)
 see  Capromys nanus G.M. Allen, 1917
            
 4 ‡Mesocapromys sanfelipensis (Varona & Garrido, 1970)
 see  Capromys sanfelipensis 1970