Brazilian agouti vs Pea Withe

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

• Brazilian agouti is Least Concern while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Pea Withe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Rhynchosia
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Pea Withe
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.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.