Large-eared Hutia vs sugar-plum

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Capromyidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Uapaca
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.