Brazilian agouti vs maquei

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Brazilian agouti is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Aristotelia
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	maquei
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.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States