Large-eared Hutia vs Rock Draba

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Draba arabisans

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Rock Draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Rock Draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Capromyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Draba
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Draba arabisans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Rock Draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Rock Draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.