Formosan koa vs Large-eared Hutia

Acacia confusa compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

Formosan koa is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Acacia	Mesocapromys
Species	Acacia confusa	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).