Brazilian agouti vs Orange Disco

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Aleurodiscus
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Orange Disco
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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.