Brazilian agouti vs Hampe s threadwort

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Cephaloziella hampeana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Hampe s threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Cephaloziella
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Cephaloziella hampeana

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Hampe s threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Hampe s threadwort
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.

Hampe s threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and 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.