vs Large-eared Hutia

Eucapsis minuta compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microcystaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Eucapsis	Mesocapromys
Species	Eucapsis minuta	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eucapsis minuta is a very small colonial cyanobacterium that forms cubic or rectangular aggregates of cells arranged in three planes within a common gelatinous matrix. It is found in freshwater and terrestrial habitats worldwide and contributes to aquatic and soil microbial communities. Its conservation status is not evaluated.