Beech Tarcrust vs Mexican Agouti

Biscogniauxia nummularia compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Beech Tarcrust is Data Deficient while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Tarcrust	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Dasyprocta
Species	Biscogniauxia nummularia	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Tarcrust	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beech Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.