Field Blewit vs Large-eared Hutia

Lepista personata compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Blewit	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Lepista	Mesocapromys
Species	Lepista personata	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.