Gray'S Flat Sedge vs Large-eared Hutia

Cyperus grayi compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Gray'S Flat Sedge is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray'S Flat Sedge	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Cyperus	Mesocapromys
Species	Cyperus grayi	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Gray'S Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray'S Flat Sedge	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray'S Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.