Large-eared Hutia vs lima

Mesocapromys auritus compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• Large-eared Hutia is Endangered while lima is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Hutia	lima
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Capromyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Citrus
Species	Mesocapromys auritus	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

lima

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Hutia	lima
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lima

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.