Brazilian agouti vs Caatinga laucha

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Calomys expulsus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Caatinga laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Calomys
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Calomys expulsus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Caatinga laucha share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Caatinga laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.