Large-eared Hutia vs yellow squash pepper

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Capsicum chinense

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while yellow squash pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	yellow squash pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Capromyidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Capsicum
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Capsicum chinense

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

yellow squash pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	yellow squash pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow squash pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, and Colombia.