Horse-eye Bean vs Large-eared Hutia

Mucuna sloanei compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horse-eye Bean	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	Mucuna	Mesocapromys
Species	Mucuna sloanei	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horse-eye Bean	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.