calopo vs Large-eared Hutia

Calopogonium mucunoides compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• calopo is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	calopo	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Calopogonium	Mesocapromys
Species	Calopogonium mucunoides	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

calopo

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	calopo	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

calopo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

calopo

The Calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides) is a species in the genus Calopogonium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations