Brazilian agouti vs Mexican woodrat

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Neotoma
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.