Large-eared Hutia vs Texas Ash

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Capromyidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Fraxinus
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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