Large-eared Hutia vs Red pea

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Red pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Red pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Capromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Lathyrus
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Red pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).