Large-eared Hutia vs Silkrubber

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Capromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Funtumia
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.