Brazilian agouti vs Faded Pincertail

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Brazilian agouti is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Onychogomphus
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Faded Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.