Large-eared Hutia vs Mastic Thyme

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Capromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Thymus
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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