Angled Burr Cucumber vs Dwarf Hutia

Sicyos angulatus compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Sicyos	Mesocapromys
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	Dwarf Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dwarf Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.