Large-eared Hutia vs tayuya

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while tayuya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Capromyidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Cayaponia
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.