Brazilian agouti vs marsh-elder

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Brazilian agouti is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dasyprocta	Iva
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.