Ear tree vs Lesser Capybara

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Ear tree is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Enterolobium	Hydrochoerus
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia