Large-eared Hutia vs Redbay

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Persea borbonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Redbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Capromyidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Persea
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Persea borbonia

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Redbay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbay

Habitat

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