Cabrera s Hutia vs Goa-bean

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Cabrera s Hutia is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabrera s Hutia	Goa-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	Psophocarpus
Species	Mesocapromys angelcabrerai	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Cabrera s Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabrera s Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.