Brazilian agouti vs orange sallow

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Tiliacea citrago

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	orange sallow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Tiliacea
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Tiliacea citrago

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

orange sallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	orange sallow
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 sallow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.