Cabrera s Hutia vs Elephant Apple

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Cabrera s Hutia is Critically Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabrera s Hutia	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Capromyidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Dillenia
Species	Mesocapromys angelcabrerai	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Cabrera s Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabrera s Hutia	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabrera s Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.