Large-eared Hutia vs vine-sorrel

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Cissus trifoliata

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while vine-sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Capromyidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Cissus
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	vine-sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.