Large-eared Hutia vs Narrow swordfern

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Capromyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Nephrolepis
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).