finger-root vs Large-eared Hutia

Uvaria chamae compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• finger-root is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	finger-root	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Annonaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Uvaria	Mesocapromys
Species	Uvaria chamae	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.