Cat'S Ear vs Large-eared Hutia

Hypochaeris radicata compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Cat'S Ear is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat'S Ear	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Capromyidae
Genus	Hypochaeris	Mesocapromys
Species	Hypochaeris radicata	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Cat'S Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat'S Ear	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat'S Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat'S Ear

The Cat'S Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) is a species in the genus Hypochaeris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.