Large-eared Hutia vs Mountain yam

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Capromyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Dioscorea
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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