Large-eared Hutia vs Wild Pimento

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Capromyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Pimenta
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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