Large-eared Hutia vs Year Bean

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Capromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Phaseolus
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.