Brazilian agouti vs ramsons

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Allium ursinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	ramsons
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Allium
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Allium ursinum

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

ramsons

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	ramsons
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.

ramsons

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, 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.