Japanese Maple vs Large-eared Hutia

Acer palmatum compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Maple	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Acer	Mesocapromys
Species	Acer palmatum	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Maple	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.