Argent & Sable vs Central American agouti

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Dasyprocta punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argent & Sable	Central American agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geometridae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Rheumaptera	Dasyprocta
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Dasyprocta punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Argent & Sable and Central American agouti share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Argent & Sable

LC — Least Concern

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argent & Sable	Central American agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argent & Sable

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Central American agouti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Argent & Sable

The Argent & Sable, Rheumaptera hastata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Central American agouti

The Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.