Cabrera s Hutia vs Silkrubber

Mesocapromys angelcabrerai compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Cabrera s Hutia is Critically Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabrera s Hutia	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Capromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Funtumia
Species	Mesocapromys angelcabrerai	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Cabrera s Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabrera s Hutia	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabrera s Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.