Brazilian agouti vs Devil Maple

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Acer diabolicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brazilian agouti Devil Maple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Dasyproctidae Sapindaceae
Genus Dasyprocta Acer
Species Dasyprocta leporina Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brazilian agouti Devil Maple
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.

Devil Maple

Habitat

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

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.

Devil Maple

No description available.

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