African Bean vs Desmarest's hutia

Faurea saligna compared with Capromys pilorides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Desmarest's hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Faurea	Capromys
Species	Faurea saligna	Capromys pilorides

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Desmarest's hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Desmarest's hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.