Brazilian agouti vs Horse-eye Bean

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

  • Brazilian agouti is Least Concern while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brazilian agouti Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Dasyproctidae Fabaceae
Genus Dasyprocta Mucuna
Species Dasyprocta leporina Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brazilian agouti Horse-eye Bean
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.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.

Horse-eye Bean

No description available.

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