Cabrera s Hutia vs coral-bean

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai compared with Erythrina fusca

Key Differences

• Cabrera s Hutia is Critically Endangered while coral-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabrera s Hutia	coral-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Capromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Erythrina
Species	Mesocapromys angelcabrerai	Erythrina fusca

Conservation Status

Cabrera s Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabrera s Hutia	coral-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabrera s Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Cabrera s Hutia

The Cabrera s Hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) is a species in the genus Mesocapromys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.