Brazilian agouti vs Macambo tree

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Theobroma bicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Macambo tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Theobroma
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Theobroma bicolor

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Macambo tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Macambo tree
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.

Macambo tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.