Brazilian agouti vs dwarf flapwort

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Jungermannia pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	dwarf flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Jungermannia
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Jungermannia pumila

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

dwarf flapwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	dwarf flapwort
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.

dwarf flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.